Metastable defect distributions in CIGS solar cells and their impact on device efficiency

Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 1012, Issue , 2007, Pages 211-222

  Igalson, Malgorzata ^a  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC LOSSES; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; METASTABLE PHASES; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SURFACE RELAXATION; MATERIALS SCIENCE;

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS; METASTABLE DEFECTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC LOSSES; DARK CURRENT-VOLTAGE; DEVICE EFFICIENCY; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTIC; LEVEL DISTRIBUTION; METASTABLE DEFECT; PHOTOVOLTAIC LOSS; RELAXATION BEHAVIORS; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS;

SOLAR CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EID: 38549101994     PISSN: 02729172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1557/proc-1012-y04-01     Document Type: Conference Paper

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