Note on the interpretation of electroluminescence images using their spectral information

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1621-1627

  Kirchartz, Thomas ^a   Helbig, Anke ^b   Rau, Uwe ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

LED; Luminescence; Quantum efficiency; Reciprocity

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; LIGHT; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; LUMINESCENCE; SOLAR CELLS;

BULK DIFFUSIONS; ELECTROLUMINESCENCE IMAGES; RECIPROCITY; SPECTRAL INFORMATION; SPECTRAL PROPERTIES; SURFACE RECOMBINATION VELOCITIES;

QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

EID: 55349120476     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.07.013     Document Type: Article

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