CdTe solar cell performance under high-intensity light irradiance

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 123, Issue , 2014, Pages 249-254

  Li, Wei ^a   Yang, Ruilong ^a   Wang, Deliang ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CdTe; Concentrator solar cell; Electric resistance; High intensity light irradiance; Solar cell; Thin film

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM TELLURIDE; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRODES; HIGH INTENSITY LIGHT; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS;

ANALYTICAL ANALYSIS; CDTE; CDTE SOLAR CELLS; CONCENTRATOR SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; LIGHT IRRADIANCES; LIGHT IRRADIATIONS; SERIES RESISTANCES;

II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS;

EID: 84893936374     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.01.021     Document Type: Article

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