Effect of impurities in the CdS buffer layer on the performance of the Cu(In, Ga)Se2 thin film solar cell

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 6858-6865

  Kylner, A ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SAAB AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CRYSTAL IMPURITIES; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; DEPOSITION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM COMPOUNDS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THIN FILM DEVICES;

CADMIUM SULFIDE; CHEMICAL BATH DEPOSITION (CBD); THIOUREA;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0032607636     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.370204     Document Type: Article

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