Numerical analysis of the non-ideal current-voltage characteristics of solar cell

ZHAO Shou-Ren; HUANG Zhi-Peng; SUN Lei; SUN Peng-Chao; ZHANG Chuan-Jun; WU Yun-Hua; CAO Hong; HUANG Zhi-Ming; WANG Shan-Li; CHU Jun-Hao

doi:10.3724/sp.j.1010.2013.00389

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