High efficiency graded bandgap thin-film polycrystalline Cu(In,Ga) Se2-based solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 41-42, Issue , 1996, Pages 231-246

  Contreras, Miguel A ^a   Tuttle, John ^a   Gabor, Andrew ^a   Tennant, Andrew ^a   Ramanathan, Kannan ^a   Asher, Sally ^a   Franz, Amy ^a   Keane, James ^a   Wang, L ^a   Noufi, Rommel ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CHARACTERIZATION; COPPER ALLOYS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; ELECTRON ABSORPTION; ENERGY GAP; EVAPORATION; FABRICATION; PERFORMANCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; THIN FILMS;

BANDGAP GRADINGS; COEVAPORATION METHODS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0030172236     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0927-0248(95)00145-X     Document Type: Article

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