A novel approach to the surface photovoltage method

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1020-1024

  Tousek J ^a   Touskova J ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Diffusion length; Photovoltaic effect; Recombination; Space charge

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; MEASUREMENT THEORY;

DIFFUSION LENGTH; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECT;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 45049088036     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.02.033     Document Type: Article

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