The Zn(S,O,OH)/ZnMgO buffer in thin film Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2-based solar cells part I: Fast chemical bath deposition of Zn(S,O,OH) buffer layers for industrial application on co-evaporated Cu(In,Ga)Se2 and electrodeposited cuIn(S,Se)2 solar cells

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 470-478

  Hubert, C ^a   Naghavi, N ^a   Roussel, O ^a   Etcheberry, A ^b   Hariskos, D ^c   Menner, R ^c   Powalla, M ^c   Kerrec, O ^a   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

Buffer layer; Chemical bath deposition; CIGSe and CIS solar cells; Zn(S,O,OH)

Indexed keywords

BUFFER LAYERS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CORROSION; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTRODES; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCES; SOLAR CELLS; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

CHEMICAL-BATH DEPOSITION; CU(IN ,GA)(S ,SE); DEPOSITION TEMPERATURES; MORPHOLOGY AND COMPOSITION; QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROGRAVIMETRY; REFERENCE BUFFERS; SOLUBILITY DIAGRAM; THEORETICAL SOLUTIONS;

SELENIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 70349559907     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.898     Document Type: Article

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