Characterization of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 materials used in record performance solar cells

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 511-512, Issue , 2006, Pages 51-54

  Contreras, Miguel A ^a   Romero, Manuel J ^a   Noufi, R ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chalcopyrite; CIGS; Cu(In, Ga)Se2; Grain boundary; High efficiency; Preferred orientation; Texture; Thin film solar cell

Indexed keywords

GRAIN BOUNDARIES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; RADIATION; TEXTURES; THIN FILMS;

CHALCOPYRITE; CIGS; CU(IN, GA)SE2; HIGH EFFICIENCY; PREFERRED ORIENTATION; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 33646548262     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2005.11.097     Document Type: Article

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