2D device modelling and finite element simulations for thin-film solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 1066-1069

  Malm, Ulf ^a   Edoff, Marika ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Numerical simulations; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER LAYERS; BAND-GAP ENERGIES; DEVICE MODELLING; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIALS; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; INHOMOGENEITIES; K VALUES; MATERIAL PARAMETERS; MID-GAP TRAPS; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; OPTICAL ABSORPTIONS; QUASI-FERMI LEVELS; SPATIAL COORDINATES; SPATIAL INHOMOGENEITIES; THIN-FILM; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS; TWO DIMENSIONS;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CELL MEMBRANES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MASKS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; THIN FILM DEVICES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 67349243759     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.11.058     Document Type: Article

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