Chemical fluctuation-induced nanodomains in Cu (In,Ga) Se 2 films

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1-3

  Yan, Yanfa ^a   Noufi, R ^a   Jones, K M ^a   Ramanathan, K ^a   Al Jassim, M M ^a   Stanbery, B J ^b  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b HelioVolt Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL FLUCTUATIONS; LATTICE DEFECTS; NANODOMAINS;

ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; LATTICE CONSTANTS; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; THIN FILMS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 28344448627     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2053349     Document Type: Article

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