Degradation analysis of thin film photovoltaic modules

Physica B: Condensed Matter

Volumn 404, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 4449-4451

  Radue, C ^a   van Dyk, E E ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Amorphous silicon; CIGS; Degradation; I V; Photovoltaics; Thin film

Indexed keywords

A-SI:H; AMORPHOUS SILICON (A-SI:H); APPLIED PHYSICS; CIGS MODULES; COPPER INDIUM GALLIUM DISELENIDE; DEGRADATION ANALYSIS; I-V; LIGHT-INDUCED DEGRADATION; MAXIMUM POWER OUTPUT; OPEN CIRCUIT CONDITIONS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES;

AMORPHOUS FILMS; COMPUTER CRIME; DEGRADATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; GALLIUM; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; THIN FILM DEVICES; THIN FILMS;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

EID: 71749108482     PISSN: 09214526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2009.09.011     Document Type: Article

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