Influence of defects on solar cell characteristics

Solid State Phenomena

Volumn 156-158, Issue , 2009, Pages 1-10

  Breitenstein, Otwin ^a   Bauer, Jan ^a   Altermatt, Pietro P ^b,c   Ramspeck, Klaus ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MICROSTRUCTURE PHYSICS   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY RESEARCH HAMELIN ISFH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Avalanche; Breakdown; I V characteristic; Ideality factor; Leakage current; Ohmic shunts; Recombination current; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DEFECTS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; AVALANCHES (SNOWSLIDES); LEAKAGE CURRENTS;

AVALANCHE BREAKDOWN; I-V CHARACTERISTIC; IDEALITY FACTORS; IV CHARACTERISTICS; OHMIC SHUNTS; RECOMBINATION CURRENTS; BREAKDOWN;

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 75849130810     PISSN: 10120394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.156-158.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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