Sub-micrometer thick CuInSe2 films for solar cells using sequential elemental evaporation

Solar Energy

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 964-968

  Deepa, K G ^a   Jayakrishnan, R ^a   Vijayakumar, K P ^a   Sudha Kartha, C ^a   Ganesan, V ^b  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

^b UGC DAE CONSORTIUM FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

CuInSe2; Photoluminescence; Stoichiometry; Vacuum evaporation

Indexed keywords

CO-EVAPORATION; CUINSE2; ELEMENTAL EVAPORATION; HIGH SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE; LOW SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION; SIMPLE METHOD; STOICHIOMETRIC FILMS; SUBMICROMETER;

COPPER; COPPER COMPOUNDS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; STOICHIOMETRY; VACUUM; VAPORS;

VACUUM EVAPORATION;

EVAPORATION; HYDROGEN; SELENIUM; STOICHIOMETRY;

EID: 65949123166     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2009.01.016     Document Type: Article

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