A detailed study of the series resistance effect on CdS/CdTe solar cells with Cu/Mo back contact

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 520, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 680-683

  Pena J L ^a,b   Ares O ^a   Rejon V ^a   Rios Flores, A ^a   Camacho, Juan M ^a   Romeo, N ^b   Bosio, A ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Back contact; CdS CdTe; Series resistance; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

BACK CONTACT; CDS LAYER; CDS/CDTE; CDS/CDTE SOLAR CELLS; CDS/CDTE THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; CDTE; EFFICIENCY INCREASE; MATRIX; RF-SPUTTERING; SERIES RESISTANCES; THIN FILM SURFACES; ZNO; ZNO BUFFER LAYER;

CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; METHANOL; THIN FILMS; ZINC OXIDE;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 80755153703     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2011.04.193     Document Type: Conference Paper

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