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So then does the Voltage-vs-Current plot of the battery descend monotonically from the V_oc to 0 (or close to it) at I_sc?

OK thanks for the replies; this confirms some of my suspicions. I'm trying to examine the I-V curves for both a solar cell and a conventional battery and see how they differ. I have attached a picture of the solar cell I-V curve. It has a y-intercept at the short-circuit current value...

I'm having trouble understanding how Ohm's Law applies to a battery that is being short-circuited. If the terminals are both connected by a low-resistance wire, then they should be at the same potential, since there's no resistor to cause a drop in potential. But the terminals of the battery...