Impact of substrate roughness on CuInxGa1-xSe 2 device properties

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-80

  Batchelor, W K ^a   Repins, I L ^a   Schaefer, J ^a   Beck, M E ^b  

^a ITN Energy Systems   (United States)

^b Global Solar Energy Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

CIGS; Roughness; Steel foil; Substrate

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COOLING; COSTS; MARKETING; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

CIGS; MARKET PRICE; SODA LIME GLASS (SLG); STEEL FOIL;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 2342665711     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2003.10.005     Document Type: Article

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