Recent efficiency gains for CdTe and CuIn1-XGaXSe2 solar cells: What has changed?

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 41-42, Issue , 1996, Pages 373-379

  Sites, James R ^a   Liu, Xiaoxiang ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM ALLOYS; COPPER ALLOYS; CURRENT DENSITY; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ENERGY GAP; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; THIN FILMS;

EFFICIENCY GAINS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; RECOMBINATION STATES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 4243662761     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0927-0248(95)00108-5     Document Type: Article

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