Theoretical analysis of effects of deep level, back contact, and absorber thickness on capacitance-voltage profiling of CdTe thin-film solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 100, Issue , 2012, Pages 126-131

  Li, Jian V ^a   Halverson, Adam F ^b   Sulima, Oleg V ^b   Bansal, Shubhra ^c   Burst, James M ^a   Barnes, Teresa M ^a   Gessert, Timothy A ^a   Levi, Dean H ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorber thickness; Back contact; Capacitancevoltage; CdTe; Deep level

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER THICKNESS; BACK CONTACT; CAPACITANCE VOLTAGE; CDTE; DEEP LEVEL;

CARRIER CONCENTRATION;

CADMIUM TELLURIDE;

EID: 84862806424     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.01.003     Document Type: Article

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