A detailed study of monolithic contacts and electrical losses in a large-area thin-film module

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 297-310

  Brecl, Kristijan ^a   Topič, Marko ^a   Smole, Franc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

CIGS modules; Electrical losses; Modelling; Monolithic contact; PSpice model; Thin films

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT; LASER ABLATION; MOLYBDENUM; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

CIGS MODULES; CU(IN,GA)(SE,S)2(CIGS) MODULES; ELECTRICAL LOSSES; MONOLITHIC CONTACTS; PSPICE MODELS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 20444405756     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.589     Document Type: Article

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