The n-CdIn2Se4/p-CdTe heterojunction solar cells

Solar Energy

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1336-1342

  Nikale, V M ^a   Shinde, S S ^a   Babar, A R ^a   Bhosale, C H ^a   Rajpure, K Y ^a  

^a SHIVAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Heterojunction cells; Mott Schottky plot; Photovoltaic conversion; Spray pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE VOLTAGE; CAPACITANCE VOLTAGE MEASUREMENTS; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; FILL FACTOR; HETEROJUNCTION CELLS; HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; MOTT-SCHOTTKY PLOTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; QUALITY FACTORS; SERIES AND SHUNT RESISTANCES;

CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CAPACITANCE; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DEPOSITION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

SPRAY PYROLYSIS;

CADMIUM; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; PYROLYSIS; SELENIUM; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 79956114537     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.03.014     Document Type: Article

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