Stability study of CdS/CdTe solar cells made with Ag and Ni back-contacts

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 90, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 2934-2943

  Demtsu, S H ^a   Albin, D S ^b   Pankow, J W ^b   Davies, A ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerated life testing; Back contact; CdTe solar cells; Diffusion; Stability

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; DIFFUSION; GRAPHITE; LIGHTING; LOW TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; NICKEL ALLOYS; SILVER ALLOYS;

ACCELERATED LIFE TESTING; BACK CONTACT; CDTE SOLAR CELLS; METASTABLE RESISTIVE SHUNTS;

CADMIUM SULFIDE SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 33747189832     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2006.05.007     Document Type: Article

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