Interconnecting dye solar cells in modules - I-V characteristics under reverse bias

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-40

  Sastrawan, Ronald ^b   Renz, J ^a   Prahl, C ^a   Beier, J ^c   Hinsch, A ^a   Kern, R ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c Inst F Angewandte Photovoltaik   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dye sensitized; Modules; Reverse; Series; Shading

Indexed keywords

EID: 31344444896     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2005.06.017     Document Type: Article

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