Meyer–Neldel rule in solar cells
- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 44 (1) , 134-135
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.94578
Abstract
The temperature dependence of the reverse saturation current of a wide variety of solar cells has been examined and the results indicate an interdependence of the activation energy and the pre-exponential factor. This is, in fact, an example of the Meyer–Neldel or thermodynamic compensation law. The physical mechanism responsible for this effect is not understood.Keywords
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