WEISS, Thomas ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM) > Department of Physics and Materials Science (DPHYMS)
RAMIREZ SANCHEZ, Omar ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM) > Department of Physics and Materials Science (DPHYMS)
Paetel, Stefan; Zentrum für Sonnenenergie-und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg (ZSW),
Witte, Wolfram; Zentrum für Sonnenenergie-und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg (ZSW),
Nishinaga, Jiro; Research Institute for Energy Conservation, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology- Japan
Feurer, Thomas; Laboratory for Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
SIEBENTRITT, Susanne ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM) > Department of Physics and Materials Science (DPHYMS)
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
Metastable Defects Decrease the Fill Factor of Solar Cells
Publication date :
2023
Journal title :
Physical Review Applied
eISSN :
2331-7019
Publisher :
American Physical Society, College Park, United States - Maryland
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