Temperature-dependent current-voltage and lightsoaking measurements on Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells with ALD-Zn1-xMgxO buffer layers

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 460-469

  Pettersson, J ^a   Platzer Bjorkman C ^a   Edoff, M ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CIGS; Lightsoaking; Recombination; Thin film solar cells; ZnMgO

Indexed keywords

CIGS; LIGHTSOAKING; RECOMBINATION; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; ZNMGO;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BUFFER LAYERS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON MOBILITY; EPITAXIAL LAYERS; GALLIUM; HETEROJUNCTIONS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILM DEVICES; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

CELL MEMBRANES;

EID: 70349559469     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.912     Document Type: Article

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