Smoothing of polycrystalline Cu(In,Ga)(Se,S)2 thin films by low-energy ion-beam etching

Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 793-798

  Frost, F ^a   Lippold, G ^b   Otte, K ^a   Hirsch, D ^a   Schindler, A ^a   Bigl, F ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF SURFACE ENGINEERING IOM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

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EID: 0000755195     PISSN: 07342101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1116/1.581649     Document Type: Article

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