Physical model of CdS -based thin-film photovoltaic junctions

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Cooray, M L C ^a   Karpov, V G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER COLLECTION; CURRENT-VOLTAGE CURVE; FIELD REVERSAL; PHOTOVOLTAIC JUNCTIONS;

CADMIUM; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FIELD EFFECT SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; THIN FILMS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 33644698098     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2181201     Document Type: Article

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