Modeling of current-voltage characteristics of thin film solar cells

Solid-State Electronics

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-54

  Mannan, M A ^a   Anjan, M S ^a   Kabir, M Z ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amorphous silicon; Cadmium telluride; Carrier trapping; Charge collection; CIGS; Modeling; Thin film solar cells

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER LAYERS; ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; ANALYTICAL MODEL; ANALYTICAL RESULTS; BOTTOM CONTACTS; CARRIER TRAPPING; CDTE; CHARGE COLLECTION; CIGS; CONTINUITY EQUATIONS; ELECTRONS AND HOLES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXTERNAL VOLTAGES; IDEAL DIODES; LOAD CURRENTS; PHOTON ABSORPTIONS; POISSON'S EQUATION; RECOMBINATION CURRENTS; SELF-CONSISTENT SOLUTION; SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCIES; SOLAR SPECTRUM; THEORETICAL MODELS; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

AMORPHOUS FILMS; AMORPHOUS SILICON; CADMIUM; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM TELLURIDE; ELECTRIC FIELDS; EQUATIONS OF STATE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POISSON EQUATION; THIN FILMS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 80051802119     PISSN: 00381101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sse.2011.05.010     Document Type: Article

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