Electrical characteristics of thin-film CdS/CdMgTe heterostructure for tandem solar cells

Solar Energy

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 144-152

  Kosyachenko, L A ^a   Mykytyuk, T I ^a   Fodchuk, I M ^a   Maslyanchuk, O L ^a   Martinez, O S ^b,c   Perez E R ^b   Mathew, X ^b  

^a CHERNIVTSI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Ukraine)

^b INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES   (Mexico)

^c Centro del Cambio Global y la Sustentabilidad en el Sureste   (Mexico)

Author keywords

CdMgTe solar cells; Charge transport mechanisms; Tandem solar cells

Indexed keywords

CDS; CHARGE TRANSPORT MECHANISMS; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTIC; TANDEM SOLAR CELLS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; FILM; INTERFACE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 84908126474     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.08.029     Document Type: Article

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