Theory of analyzing free energy losses in solar cells

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 93, Issue 17, 2008, Pages

  Brendel, R ^a,b   Dreissigacker, S ^a   Harder, N P ^a   Altermatt, P P ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY RESEARCH HAMELIN ISFH   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FREE ENERGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

DIFFUSIVE TRANSPORTS; ENERGY LOSSES; FREE ENERGY BALANCES; HEAT DISSIPATIONS; LOSS MECHANISMS; LOSS RATES; POWER OUTPUTS; RECOMBINATION LOSSES; TRANSPORT LOSSES; TRANSPORT OF CARRIERS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 55149103550     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3006053     Document Type: Article

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