Fill factor analysis of solar cells' current-voltage curves

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 511-515

  Greulich, Johannes ^a   Glatthaar, Markus ^a   Rein, Stefan ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Characterisation; Current voltage curve; Electrical properties; Fill factor; Fit; Network

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERISATION; CURRENT VOLTAGE CURVE; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; FILL FACTOR; FIT; NETWORK;

DIODES; OPTICAL LOSSES; SOLAR CELLS;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 79954488946     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.979     Document Type: Article

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