Do built-in fields improve solar cell performance?

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-66

  Green, Martin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Built in fields; Cell design

Indexed keywords

CIVIL AVIATION; DIGITAL ARITHMETIC; ENERGY GAP; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

BANDGAP; BUILT-IN FIELDS; CARRIER COLLECTIONS; CELL BANDGAP; CELL CURRENTS; CELL DESIGN; DEVICE CURRENTS; DOPING GRADIENTS; DOPING LEVELS; INVERSE SQUARE ROOTS; LIFE-TIMES; MATERIAL QUALITIES; MATERIAL SYSTEMS; NEW SOLUTIONS; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; SEMI-CONDUCTORS; SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCES;

CARRIER LIFETIME;

EID: 58249124359     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.851     Document Type: Article

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