Microscopic characterization of individual grain boundaries in Cu-III-VI2 chalcopyrites

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 515, Issue 15 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 6136-6141

  Sadewasser, Sascha ^a  

^a HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Grain boundaries; Scanning force microscopy; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS;

ELECTRONIC INFORMATION; KELVIN PROBE FORCE MICROSCOPY (KPFM); SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

PYRITES;

EID: 34247383080     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2006.12.134     Document Type: Article

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