New approach to high-efficiency solar cells by band gap grading in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 chalcopyrite semiconductors

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 67, Issue 1-4, 2001, Pages 145-150

  Dullweber, T ^a   Hanna, G ^a   Rau, U ^a   Schock, H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALLOYING; COPPER COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ENERGY GAP; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SULFUR;

CARRIER RECOMBINATION; COMPOSITIONAL GRADING;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0035283780     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(00)00274-9     Document Type: Article

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