Evaluation of recombination processes using the local ideality factor of carrier lifetime measurements

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 117, Issue , 2013, Pages 251-258

  Hameiri, Ziv ^a   McIntosh, Keith ^b   Xu, Guangqi ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b PV Lighthouse   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Effective lifetime; Ideality factor; Photoconductance; Photoluminescence; Silicon wafers; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

CARRIER LIFETIME MEASUREMENTS; EFFECTIVE CARRIER LIFETIMES; EFFECTIVE LIFETIME; EXCESS CARRIER CONCENTRATION; IDEALITY FACTORS; PHOTOCONDUCTANCE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENTS; RECOMBINATION MECHANISMS;

OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SILICON; SOLAR CELLS;

SILICON WAFERS;

EID: 84880081419     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.05.040     Document Type: Article

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