Formation of the physical vapor deposited CdS/Cu(In,Ga)Se2 interface in highly efficient thin film solar cells

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 88, Issue 14, 2006, Pages

  Rusu, M ^a   Glatzel, Th ^a,b   Neisser, A ^a   Kaufmann, C A ^a   Sadewasser, S ^a   Lux Steiner, M Ch ^a  

^a HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE SOLAR CELLS; ENERGY GAP; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

BARRIER HEIGHT; SULFUR PASSIVATION; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

THIN FILM DEVICES;

EID: 33645662962     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2190768     Document Type: Article

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