Numerical Simulation for Enhancement of output Performance of WS2 based Thin Film Solar Cells

1. Sobab Khan, , Department of Renewable Energy Engineering, Center.For. Advanced.Studies.in. Energy University of Engineering and Technology. Peshawar, Pakistan.
2. Mudasar Rashid, , Department of Renewable Energy Engineering, Center.For. Advanced.Studies.in. Energy University of Engineering and Technology. Peshawar 25000, Pakistan.
3. Waqas Rahim, , Department of Electrical Engineering, CECOS University of IT and Emerging Sciences, Pakistan.
4. Muhammad Aitezaz Hussain, , Department of Renewable Energy Engineering, Center.For. Advanced.Studies.in. Energy University of Engineering and Technology. Peshawar 25000, Pakistan.
5. Ahtasham Rahim, , Department of Renewable Energy Engineering, Center.For. Advanced.Studies.in. Energy University of Engineering and Technology. Peshawar 25000, Pakistan.

Sobab Khan Mudasar Rashid Waqas Rahim Muhammad Aitezaz Hussain Ahtasham Rahim "Numerical Simulation for Enhancement of output Performance of WS2 based Thin Film Solar Cells" Issue 02 PP. 149-153 February 2020 https://doi.org/10.34259/ijew.20.702149153.

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