Three-dimensional Cu(InGa)Se\bf 2 photovoltaic cells simulations: Optimization for limited-range wavelength applications

IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1106-1112

  Maragliano, C ^a   Colace, L ^b   Chiesa, M ^a   Rampino, S ^c   Stefancich, M ^a  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Concentration; heterojunctions; photovoltaic (PV) cells; simulation; thin film devices

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATOR SYSTEMS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; MICROCRYSTALLINE STRUCTURES; MONOCHROMATIC RADIATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PULSED ELECTRON DEPOSITION; SIMULATION; SPECTRAL SPLITTING;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HETEROJUNCTIONS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILM DEVICES;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 84880133724     PISSN: 21563381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2013.2258191     Document Type: Article

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