Compositional engineering of chemical bath deposited (Zn,Cd)S buffer layers for electrodeposited CuIn(S,Se)2 and coevaporated Cu(In, Ga)Se 2 solar cells

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-9

  Naghavi, N ^a   Hubert, C ^a   Etcheberry, A ^b   Bermudez, V ^a   Hariskos, D ^c   Powalla, M ^c   Lincot, D ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE VERSAILLES SAINT QUENTIN EN YVELINES   (France)

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

Author keywords

(Cd,Zn)S; Buffer layer; Chemical bath deposition; CIGS and CIS solar cells

Indexed keywords

BUFFER LAYERS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CADMIUM SULFIDE SOLAR CELLS; CAPACITANCE; CELL ENGINEERING; COPPER COMPOUNDS; CORROSION; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTRODES; GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; MIXTURES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC SULFIDE;

(CD,ZN)S; BATH COMPOSITIONS; CAPACITANCE VOLTAGE; CHEMICAL-BATH DEPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; MORPHOLOGY AND COMPOSITION; SOLUBILITY DIAGRAM; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTRA;

SELENIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 58249098397     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.853     Document Type: Article

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