Fill factor limitation of silicon heterojunction solar cells by junction recombination

Energy Procedia

Volumn 38, Issue , 2013, Pages 297-304

  Reusch, Markus ^a   Bivour, Martin ^a   Hermle, Martin ^a   Glunz, Stefan W ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Corona charging; Fill factor; Recombination; Silicon heterojunction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890901347     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2013.07.281     Document Type: Conference Paper

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