Advances in copper-chalcopyrite thin films for solar energy conversion

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 12-16

  Kaneshiro, Jess ^a   Gaillard, Nicolas ^a   Rocheleau, Richard ^a   Miller, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Chalcopyrite; CIGS; Multijunction; Photoelectrochemical; Photovoltaic

Indexed keywords

CHALCOPYRITE; CIGS; MULTIJUNCTION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL; PHOTOVOLTAIC;

COPPER; COPPER COMPOUNDS; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY GAP; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; THIN FILMS;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 70449520379     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.03.032     Document Type: Article

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