Influence of conduction band minimum difference between transparent conductive oxide and absorber on photovoltaic performance of thin-film solar cell

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Murata, Masashi ^a   Chantana, Jakapan ^a   Ashida, Naoki ^a   Hironiwa, Daisuke ^a   Minemoto, Takashi ^a  

^a RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUFFER LAYERS; CONDUCTION BANDS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; THIN FILMS;

CELL PERFORMANCE; CONDUCTION-BAND MINIMUM; DEVICE SIMULATORS; DIODE CHARACTERISTICS; HIGH CELL PERFORMANCE; PHOTOGENERATED CARRIERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE OXIDES;

THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84924227728     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: 13474065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7567/JJAP.54.032301     Document Type: Article

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