Thin-film intermediate band photovoltaics: Advanced concepts for chalcopyrite solar cells

Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science

Volumn 206, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1021-1025

  Marrón, David Fuertes ^a   Martí, Antonio ^a   Luque, Antonio ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍA SOLAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHALCOPYRITE SOLAR CELLS; CHALCOPYRITE STRUCTURES; CURRENT LOSS; IMPURITIES IN; INTERMEDIATE BANDS; NANO-STRUCTURED; NON-IDEALITIES; NON-RADIATIVE RECOMBINATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION; SUB-LATTICE;

THIN FILM DEVICES;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 65649143468     PISSN: 18626300     EISSN: 18626319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pssa.200881202     Document Type: Article

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