Numerical modelling of ultra thin Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 solar cells

Energy Procedia

Volumn 15, Issue , 2012, Pages 291-298

  Amin, Nowshad ^a,b   Chelvanathan, Puvaneswaran ^a   Hossain, M Istiaque ^a   Sopian, Kamaruzzaman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

CIGS; SCAPS; Solar cells; Ultra thin film

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER LAYERS; BACK SURFACE FIELDS; CELL CAPACITANCE; CIGS; CIGS SOLAR CELLS; COPPER INDIUM GALLIUM DISELENIDE; CU(IN , GA)SE; NUMERICAL MODELLING; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; RECOMBINATION LOSS; SCAPS; ULTRA-THIN;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; GALLIUM; NUMERICAL MODELS; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 84860512854     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2012.02.034     Document Type: Conference Paper

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