Alkali incorporation control in Cu (In,Ga) Se2 thin films using silicate thin layers and applications in enhancing flexible solar cell efficiency

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Ishizuka, Shogo ^a   Yamada, Akimasa ^a   Matsubara, Koji ^a   Fons, Paul ^a   Sakurai, Keiichiro ^a   Niki, Shigeru ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; COPPER ALLOYS;

ALKALI DOPING;

GALLIUM;

EID: 52949110160     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2992061     Document Type: Article

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