An analysis of the effect of illumination to the reverse and forward bias current transport mechanisms in an efficient n-ZnO/n-CdS/p-Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cell

Solar Energy

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 168-175

  Bayhan, Habibe ^a   Bayhan, Murat ^a  

^a MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

CIGS solar cell; Current transport; Solar cells; White light illumination

Indexed keywords

CIGS SOLAR CELLS; CURRENT TRANSPORT; CURRENT TRANSPORT MECHANISM; CURRENT-VOLTAGE MEASUREMENTS; DEFECT STATE; DEPLETION REGION; DIODE PARAMETERS; EXPONENTIAL EXPRESSION; FORWARD BIAS; FORWARD CURRENTS; HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; INTERFACE RECOMBINATION; INTERFACIAL REGION; J-V CHARACTERISTICS; JUNCTION INTERFACES; RECOMBINATION MECHANISMS; REVERSE BIAS; REVERSE CURRENTS; SPACE CHARGE LIMITED CURRENTS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; THERMAL DEPENDENCES; THERMALLY ACTIVATED BEHAVIOUR; VELOCITY SATURATION; WHITE-LIGHT ILLUMINATION;

GALLIUM; HETEROJUNCTIONS; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS;

INTERFACE STATES;

CADMIUM; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; GALLIUM; LIGHT EFFECT; OXIDE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; ZINC;

EID: 84869209705     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2012.10.023     Document Type: Article

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