MOCVD as a dry deposition method of ZnSe buffers for Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se) 2 solar cells

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 333-338

  Siebentritt, Susanne ^a   Walk, Philipp ^a   Fiedeler, Ulrich ^a   Lauermann, Iver ^a   Rahne, Kari ^a   Lux Steiner, Martha Ch ^a   Niesen, Thomas P ^b   Karg, Franz ^b  

^a HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

Buffer; Chalcopyrite; Damp heat testing; MOCVD; Thin film solar cells; ZnSe

Indexed keywords

COPPER; ENCAPSULATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; METALLORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTOEMISSION; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

BUFFER LAYERS; CHEMICAL BATH DEPOSITION (CBD); DAMP HEAT TESTING;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 3843126442     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.539     Document Type: Article

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