Nonlinear shunt paths in thin-film CdTe solar cells

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2005, Pages

  McMahon, T J ^a   Berniard, T J ^a   Albin, D S ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCUIT ELEMENTS; DARK-CURRENT TRANSIENT; INTERCONNECT RESISTANCE; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

DEGRADATION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTROMIGRATION; INFRARED IMAGING; PASSIVATION; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM TELLURIDE; THIN FILM DEVICES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 20444493159     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1856216     Document Type: Article

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