Impact of solar irradiance intensity and temperature on the performance of compensated crystalline silicon solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 128, Issue , 2014, Pages 427-434

  Xiao, Chengquan ^a   Yu, Xuegong ^a   Yang, Deren ^a   Que, Duanlin ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cell efficiency; Crystalline silicon solar cell; Dopant compensation; Irradiance intensity; Performance ratio; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC GENERATORS; SILICON; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE;

CELL EFFICIENCY; CRYSTALLINE SILICON SOLAR CELLS; DOPANT COMPENSATIONS; IRRADIANCE INTENSITY; PERFORMANCE RATIO;

SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84903649297     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.06.018     Document Type: Article

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