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Solar cell materials and their basic parameters

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Parameters such as the energy gapE g , open circuit voltageV oc , short circuit current densityj sc , fill factor F.F., efficiency η, antireflection coating condition A.R. and illumination conditions of currently known photovoltaic diodes are reviewed and tabulated, followed by some critical comments.

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