A simulation-based method for the comprehensive analysis of effective lifetime from photoconductance

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 123-142

  Bueno, G ^a   Recart, F ^a   Jimeno, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Lifetime; Photoconductance; Recombination

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SILICON;

COMPREHENSIVE RECONSTRUCTION; PHOTOCONDUCTANCE; SOLAR CELL PRECURSORS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 33847748956     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.714     Document Type: Article

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