Comparison of DLIT- and PL-based local solar cell efficiency analysis

Energy Procedia

Volumn 38, Issue , 2013, Pages 2-12

  Breitenstein, Otwin ^a   Shen, Chao ^b   Kampwerth, Henner ^b   Green, Martin A ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MICROSTRUCTURE PHYSICS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

DLIT; Local efficiency analysis; Lock in thermography; Photoluminescence; PL; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898749066     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2013.07.243     Document Type: Conference Paper

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