Selenization of copper indium gallium disulfide nanocrystal films for thin film solar cells

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 002126-002129

  Guo, Qijie ^a   Ford, Grayson M ^a   Hillhouse, Hugh W ^a   Agrawal, Rakesh ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER FILMS; ABSORBER LAYERS; ACTIVE-AREA EFFICIENCY; ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; BAND GAPS; COMPOSITION CONTROL; LOW COST FABRICATION; NANOCRYSTAL FILMS; NON-VACUUM; PRECURSOR MATERIALS; SELENIZATION; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; FABRICATION; INDIUM; INK; NANOCRYSTALS; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS;

GALLIUM;

EID: 77951610704     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2009.5411426     Document Type: Conference Paper

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