Optoelectronic evaluation of the nanostructuring approach to chalcopyrite-based intermediate band materials

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1912-1918

  Fuertes Marron D ^a   Canovas E ^a   Levy, M Y ^a   Marti A ^a   Luque, A ^a   Afshar, M ^b   Albert, J ^b   Lehmann, S ^b   Abou Ras, D ^b   Sadewasser, S ^b   Barreau, N ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Chalcopyrite; Nanostructures; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COPPER; DEFECTS; GALLIUM ARSENIDE; III-V SEMICONDUCTORS; INDIUM SULFIDE; METALLORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; NANOSTRUCTURES; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ABSORBER MATERIAL; CHALCOPYRITE; ELECTRONIC CONFINEMENT; INTERMEDIATE BAND MATERIALS; MODEL MATERIAL SYSTEMS; OPTOELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; RELATED COMPOUNDS;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 77957132578     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.06.043     Document Type: Article

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