Voltage dependent photocurrent collection in CdTe/CdS solar cells

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 587-602

  Hegedus, Steven ^a   Desai, Darshini ^a   Thompson, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

CdTe solar cells; Current collection

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOCURRENTS; THERMAL STRESS;

BIAS STRESSING; CURRENT COLLECTION; DIFFUSION LENGTH; FILL FACTOR (FF); HECHT MODEL;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 35448999308     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.767     Document Type: Article

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