On the combined effects of window/buffer and buffer/absorber conduction-band offsets, buffer thickness and doping on thin-film solar cell performance

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 121, Issue , 2014, Pages 126-136

  Sozzi, Giovanna ^a   Troni, Fabrizio ^a   Menozzi, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

CIGS; Numerical simulation; Thin film photovoltaics

Indexed keywords

CELL PERFORMANCE; CIGS; CONDUCTION BAND OFFSET; HIGH-EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELLS; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAICS; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS;

BUFFER LAYERS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDUCTION BANDS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NUMERICAL MODELS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; OPTIMIZATION; ZINC;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84888587545     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.10.037     Document Type: Article

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