Influence of built-in voltage in optimized extremely thin absorber solar cells

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 480-481, Issue , 2005, Pages 447-451

  Taretto, K ^a,b   Rau, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Built in voltage; CdTe; ETA solar cell; Maximum efficiency; Solar cell optimization

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CURRENT DENSITY; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON TUNNELING; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

BUILT-IN VOLTAGE; CDTE; EXTREMELY THIN ABSORBER (ETA) SOLAR CELLS; MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY; SOLAR CELL OPTIMIZATION;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 18444364833     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2004.11.041     Document Type: Conference Paper

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