Chemical incorporation of copper into indium selenide thin-films for processing of CuInSe2 solar cells

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 585-593

  Hibberd, C J ^a   Ernits, K ^b,c   Kaelin, M ^b   Muller U ^d   Tiwari, A N ^a,b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

^d SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

CuInSe2; Ion exchange; Low cost; Non vacuum; Photovoltaics; Selenization

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COPPER; COPPER COMPOUNDS; INDIUM; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGERS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; X RAY ANALYSIS; ZINC OXIDE;

CUINSE2; LOW-COST; NON-VACUUM; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SELENIZATION;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 55649116269     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.843     Document Type: Article

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