Highly efficient CuIn1-xGaxSe2-ySy/CdS thin-film solar cells by using diethylselenide as selenium precursor

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 738-743

  Kadam, Ankur A ^a   Dhere, Neelkanth G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

CIGSeS; Diethylselenide; Process optimization; Selenization; Sodium; Sulfurization

Indexed keywords

BI-LAYER; BINARY PHASIS; CDS; CONVENTIONAL FURNACE; DIETHYLSELENIDE; INERT ATMOSPHERES; METALLIC CONTACTS; METALLIC PRECURSOR; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS TEMPERATURE; SELENIZATION; TEMPERATURE RANGE; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; COPPER COMPOUNDS; GALLIUM; HETEROJUNCTIONS; PROCESS CONTROL; SELENIUM; SODIUM; SOLAR CELLS;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 77949657933     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.12.016     Document Type: Article

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