Performance dependence on grading width of a-SiGe:H component solar cells

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn 2000-January, Issue , 2000, Pages 869-872

  Van Swaaij, R A C M M ^a   Zeman, M ^a   Arnoult, S ^a   Metselaar, J W ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY GAP; SILICON ALLOYS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

BAND-GAP GRADING; BOTTOM CELLS; DENSITY OF STATE; FILL FACTOR; GERMANIUM CONCENTRATION; INTRINSIC LAYER; TANDEM STRUCTURE;

GRADING;

EID: 84949565057     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2000.916021     Document Type: Conference Paper

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