A novel one-step electrodeposition to prepare single-phase CuInS 2 thin films for solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 791-796

  Xu, X H ^a   Wang, F ^a   Liu, J J ^a   Park, K C ^b   Fujishige, M ^b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

C8H 5KO4 complexing agent; CuInS2 thin films; One step electrodeposition

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER LAYERS; ATOMIC COMPOSITIONS; BAND GAPS; BULK COMPOSITIONS; COMPLEXING AGENTS; COPPER INDIUM DISULFIDE; CUINS2 THIN FILMS; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; FILM SURFACES; N-TYPE CONDUCTIVITY; NI SUBSTRATES; ONE-STEP ELECTRODEPOSITIONS; POTASSIUM HYDROGEN PHTHALATE; POTENTIOSTATIC ELECTRODEPOSITION; ROUGH SURFACES; SECONDARY PHASIS; SINGLE PHASE; SMOOTH SURFACE; SODIUM THIOSULFATE; SURFACE STATE; VOID-FREE;

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CARRIER MOBILITY; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ESTERS; INDIUM; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS;

COPPER;

EID: 78650702437     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.10.025     Document Type: Article

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