The effect of the front contact sheet resistance on solar cell performance

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1499-1506

  Denhoff, M W ^a   Drolet, N ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Finite element; Series resistance; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; CELL MODEL; CURRENT DISTRIBUTION; DISTRIBUTED RESISTANCE; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; I - V CURVE; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; SERIES RESISTANCE; SERIES RESISTANCES; SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE; TOP CONTACT; TRANSPARENT LAYERS; VOLTAGE DROP;

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 67649413083     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.03.028     Document Type: Article

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