Ex situ Sn diffusion: A well-suited technique for enhancing the photovoltaic properties of a SnS absorber layer

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 43, Issue 44, 2010, Pages

  Sajeesh, T H ^a   Sudha Kartha, C ^a   Sanjeeviraja, C ^b   Abe, T ^c   Kashiwaba, Y ^c   Vijayakumar, K P ^a  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

^b ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER LAYERS; BAND GAPS; BI-LAYER FILMS; CHEMICAL SPRAY PYROLYSIS; EX SITU; HIGH VACUUM; LOW RESISTIVITY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; S-PHASE; SNS FILMS;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); DIFFUSION; SPRAY PYROLYSIS;

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EID: 78349242885     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/43/44/445102     Document Type: Article

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