Spatially resolved measurements of charge carrier lifetimes in CdTe solar cells

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Kraft, C ^a   Hempel, H ^a   Buschmann, V ^b   Siebert, T ^b   Heisler, C ^a   Wesch, W ^a   Ronning, C ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b PICOQUANT GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION TREATMENT; CHARGE CARRIER DYNAMICS; DEPOSITION TECHNIQUE; LUMINESCENCE SIGNALS; MATERIAL PARAMETER; NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS; SOLAR-CELL APPLICATIONS; SPATIAL RESOLVED MEASUREMENTS;

CADMIUM TELLURIDE; CARRIER LIFETIME; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; SOLAR CELLS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 84875767518     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4798472     Document Type: Article

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