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Evaluation of local photoconductivity of solar cells by microwave near-field microscopy technique

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Local photoconductivity in surface layer of solar elements has been studied by the method of microwave near-field microscopy (MW NFM). Dependences of photoconductivity of a solar cell on the intensity and wavelength of the incident optical radiation are determined by measuring the coefficient of reflection of MW NFM resonator at the frequency 4.1 GHz.

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  1. Institute of Radiophysics and Electronics, NAS of Armenia, Ashtarak, Armenia

    A. B. Hovsepyan

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Original Russian Text © A.B. Hovsepyan, 2009, published in Izvestiya NAN Armenii, Fizika, 2009, Vol. 44, No. 4, pp. 259–264.

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Hovsepyan, A.B. Evaluation of local photoconductivity of solar cells by microwave near-field microscopy technique. J. Contemp. Phys. 44, 174–177 (2009). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068337209040045

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