Quality and stability of compound indium sulphide as source material for buffer layers in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 148-152

  Pistor, Paul ^a   Caballero, Raquel ^a   Hariskos, Dimitrios ^b   Izquierdo Roca, Victor ^c   Wächter, Rolf ^d   Schorr, Susan ^a   Klenk, Reiner ^a  

^a HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b ZENTRUM FÜR SONNENENERGIE UND WASSERSTOFF FORSCHUNG BADEN WÜRTTEMBERG ZSW   (Germany)

^c Dept d'Electrònica ^*  (Spain)

^d Würth Solar GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alternative buffer; Cu (In, Ga) Se2; In2 S3; PVD; Quality; Stability

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; BUFFER LAYERS; CELLS; COPPER; CYTOLOGY; EPITAXIAL LAYERS; EVAPORATION; GALLIUM; INDIUM; MOISTURE; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; STOICHIOMETRY; VAPORS;

ALTERNATIVE BUFFER; CU (IN, GA) SE2; IN2 S3; PVD; QUALITY;

THERMAL EVAPORATION;

EID: 55949105787     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.09.015     Document Type: Article

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