Band-gap energies and strain effects in CuIn1- xGaxS2 based solar cells

Semiconductor Science and Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 933-940

  Theodoropoulou, S ^a   Papadimitriou, D ^a   Mamalis, A G ^a   Manolakos, D E ^a   Klenk, R ^b   Lux Steiner, M Ch ^b  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER COMPOUNDS; ENERGY GAP; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; REFLECTION; THIN FILMS;

BAND ENERGIES; ELECTROREFLECTANCE (ER) SPECTROSCOPY; STRAIN EFFECTS; TEMPERATURE PHOTOREFLECTANCE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 34547407199     PISSN: 02681242     EISSN: 13616641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0268-1242/22/8/019     Document Type: Article

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