Exploring back contact technology to increase CdS/CdTe solar cell efficiency

Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 1012, Issue , 2007, Pages 283-290

  Fahrenbnich, Alan L ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT PROTOTYPES; INTERFACE RECOMBINATION; SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCY; BACK CONTACT; CDS/CDTE SOLAR CELLS; CDTE; CELL EFFICIENCY; FREE CARRIER DENSITY; SURFACE RECOMBINATIONS;

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CONTACT RESISTANCE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MEASUREMENT THEORY; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM TELLURIDE; CADMIUM SULFIDE SOLAR CELLS;

CADMIUM SULFIDE SOLAR CELLS; EFFICIENCY;

EID: 38549086883     PISSN: 02729172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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