Semi-empirical device model for Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 solar cells

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Gokmen, Tayfun ^a   Gunawan, Oki ^a   Mitzi, David B ^a  

^a IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; EFFICIENCY;

BULK PROPERTIES; DEVICE MODELING; DEVICE PARAMETERS; INTERFACE DEFECTS; NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS; OPTICAL GAP; SEMI-EMPIRICAL; WORLD RECORD EFFICIENCY;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84908257900     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4890844     Document Type: Article

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