Influence of Cu content on electronic transport and shunting behavior of Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 solar cells

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Virtuani, A ^a,c   Lotter, E ^a   Powalla, M ^a   Rau, U ^b   Werner, J H ^b   Acciarri, M ^c  

^a ZENTRUM FÜR SONNENENERGIE UND WASSERSTOFF FORSCHUNG BADEN WÜRTTEMBERG ZSW   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPLANAR GEOMETRY; ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT; NA BLOCKING LAYER; SHUNTING BEHAVIOR;

ABSORPTION; COPPER COMPOUNDS; GLASS; SODIUM; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 30844457733     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2159548     Document Type: Article

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