Changes in the dominant recombination mechanisms of polycrystalline Cu(In,Ga)Se2 occurring during growth

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 5584-5591

  Keyes, B M ^a   Dippo, P ^a   Metzger, W K ^a   AbuShama, J ^a   Noufi, R ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; COPPER COMPOUNDS; DIFFUSION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ENERGY GAP; FILM GROWTH; MICROANALYSIS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; THIN FILMS;

CONCENTRATION GRADIENT; RADIATIVE RECOMBINATION;

POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

EID: 0242552140     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1613804     Document Type: Article

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