Characterization of efficiency-limiting resistance losses in monolithically integrated Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 solar modules

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Yoon, Ju Heon ^a   Park, Jong Keuk ^a   Kim, Won Mok ^a   Lee, Jinwoo ^b   Pak, Hisun ^b   Jeong, Jeung Hyun ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b LG Innotek Co Ltd   (South Korea)

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EID: 84954530566     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep07690     Document Type: Article

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