Carrier recombination and differential diode quality factors in the dark forward bias current-voltage characteristics of a-Si:H solar cells

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Deng, J ^a   Wronski, C R ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER INJECTION; CARRIER RECOMBINATION; DIODE QUALITY FACTORS; INTRINSIC LAYERS; PROTOCRYSTALLINE;

AMORPHOUS SILICON; CARRIER COMMUNICATION; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 23844490814     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1990267     Document Type: Article

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