CdS enhances Voc and fill factor in CdS/CdTe and CdS/CuInSe 2 solar cells

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Böer, Karl W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND MODEL; BIAS CONDITIONS; CDS; CDS LAYER; CDS/CDTE; CDTE; COVER LAYERS; ELECTRON LEAKAGE; FILL FACTOR; HIGH-FIELD DOMAINS; NEGATIVE DIFFERENTIAL CONDUCTIVITIES;

CADMIUM SULFIDE; COPPER COMPOUNDS; DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; ELECTRON AFFINITY; SOLAR CELLS;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 75749125816     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3256190     Document Type: Article

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