Modelling the quantum efficiency of cadmium telluride solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 887-893

  Hadrich M ^a   Metzner, H ^a   Reislohner U ^a   Kraft, C ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

CdTe; Doping; Quantum efficiency; Solar cells; Thin films

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODEL; CADMIUM TELLURIDE SOLAR CELLS; CARRIER COLLECTION; CARRIER GENERATION; CDTE; CDTE SOLAR CELLS; DOPING; FREE VARIABLE; MINORITY CARRIER; OPTICAL MEASUREMENT; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY SPECTRA; SPACE CHARGE REGIONS;

CADMIUM; CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM TELLURIDE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS;

QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

EID: 78751647202     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.11.011     Document Type: Article

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