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Using numerical modeling, the voltage drop on the base of the photocells with a base length approximately equal to the minority carrier diffusion path is shown to be non-Ohmic under high irradiance levels; this should be taken into account when calculating the volt-ampere characteristics.
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Original Russian Text © A.Yu. Leiderman, V.G. Stel’makh, 2008, published in Geliotekhnika, 2008, No. 1, pp. 11–15.
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Leiderman, A.Y., Stel’makh, V.G. On the operation of photoelectric cells with a comparatively long base area. Appl. Sol. Energy 44, 8–10 (2008). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0003701X08010039
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3103/S0003701X08010039