The influence of top electrode of InGaAsN/GaAs solar cell on their electrical parameters extracted from illuminated I-V characteristics

Solid-State Electronics

Volumn 120, Issue , 2016, Pages 13-18

  Dawidowski, Wojciech ^a   Ściana, Beata ^a   Zborowska Lindert, Iwona ^a   Mikolášek, Miroslav ^b   Bielak, Katarzyna ^a   Badura, Mikołaj ^a   Pucicki, Damian ^a   Radziewicz, Damian ^a   Kováč, Jaroslav ^b   Tłaczała, Marek ^a  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Dilute nitrides; Illuminated I V characteristics; Lambert W function; Solar cell parameter extractions; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC NETWORK PARAMETERS; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT TESTING; NITRIDES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PARAMETER EXTRACTION; RECONFIGURABLE HARDWARE;

CURRENT VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT; DILUTE NITRIDES; IV CHARACTERISTICS; LAMBERT W FUNCTION; PARASITIC RESISTANCES; SERIES AND SHUNT RESISTANCES; SOLAR CELL PARAMETER EXTRACTION; SOLAR CELL STRUCTURES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84960935151     PISSN: 00381101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sse.2016.03.001     Document Type: Article

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