Contact angle measurements: An empirical diagnostic method for evaluation of thin film solar cell absorbers (CuInS2)

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 293-304

  Lokhande, C D ^a   Barkschat, A ^b   Tributsch, H ^b  

^a SHIVAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contact angle measurement; Conversion efficiency; CuInS2 absorber; KCN treatment; Photocurrent mapping; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; COPPER COMPOUNDS; PHOTOCURRENTS; SOLAR ABSORBERS; THIN FILMS;

PHOTOCURRENT MAPPING;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0043013311     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(02)00413-0     Document Type: Article

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