Single-crystal CdTe solar cells with Voc greater than 900 mV

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Duenow, J N ^a   Burst, J M ^a   Albin, D S ^a   Kuciauskas, D ^a   Johnston, S W ^a   Reedy, R C ^a   Metzger, W K ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; IODINE; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SOLAR CELLS;

CDTE SOLAR CELLS; DEFECT CHEMISTRY; HETEROJUNCTION STRUCTURES; MINORITY CARRIER LIFETIMES; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; SIMULATIONS AND MEASUREMENTS; STABILITY PROBLEM; TRANSIENT EFFECT;

CADMIUM TELLURIDE;

EID: 84905695421     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4892401     Document Type: Article

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