CdTe vs. GaAs solar cells - A modeling case study with preliminary experimental results

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 2515-2517

  Kirk, Alexander P ^a   Dinezza, Michael J ^a   Liu, Shi ^a   Zhao, Xin Hao ^a   Zhang, Yong Hang ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

CdTe; GaAs; Modeling; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; CADMIUM TELLURIDE; GALLIUM ARSENIDE; MODELS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM;

CDTE; CDTE SOLAR CELLS; DOUBLE HETEROSTRUCTURES; EXPERIMENTAL COMPARISON; GAAS; GAAS SOLAR CELLS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TIME-RESOLVED PHOTOLUMINESCENCE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84896481966     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2013.6744987     Document Type: Conference Paper

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