Analysis of the series resistance in pin-type thin-film silicon solar cells

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 13, 2013, Pages

  Müller, Thomas C M ^a   Pieters, Bart E ^a   Rau, Uwe ^a   Kirchartz, Thomas ^b  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVE DENSITY OF STATE; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; EXTERNAL RESISTANCE; HYDROGENATED SILICON; INTERNAL RESISTANCE; SERIES RESISTANCES; THIN FILM SILICON; THIN-FILM SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE;

EID: 84880689147     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4798393     Document Type: Conference Paper

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