Current-voltage characteristics and transport mechanism of solar cells based on ZnO nanorods/ In2 S3 CuSCN

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Dittrich, T ^a   Kieven, D ^a   Rusu, M ^a   Belaidi, A ^a   Tornow, J ^a   Schwarzburg, K ^a   Lux Steiner, M ^a  

^a HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; ZINC OXIDE;

A THERMALS; EXTREMELY THIN ABSORBERS; IDEALITY FACTORS; INTERFACE REGIONS; MODERATE TEMPERATURES; OPEN CIRCUITS; SATURATION CURRENTS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENTS; TRANSPORT MECHANISMS; ZNO;

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 51849147424     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2969291     Document Type: Article

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