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All data used for the arguments are shown in the main paper or in the Supplementary Information file. The parameters for the simulations are given in Table 1.
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Kirchartz, T., Cahen, D. Minimum doping densities for p–n junctions. Nat Energy 5, 973–975 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-020-00708-2
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