CuIn(Ga)Se2-based devices via a novel absorber formation process

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 135-165

  Beck, Markus E ^a,b   Swartzlander Guest, Amy ^a   Matson, Rick ^a   Keane, James ^a   Noufi, Rommel ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; COMPOSITION; COPPER COMPOUNDS; FILM GROWTH; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; MORPHOLOGY; SUBSTRATES; TEMPERATURE;

CHALCOPYRITE; COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0034734474     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(00)00066-0     Document Type: Article

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