Fabrication of Cu(In, Ga)Se2 thin films by sputtering from a single quaternary chalcogenide target

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 160-164

  Shi, J H ^a   Li, Z Q ^a   Zhang, D W ^a   Liu, Q Q ^a   Sun, Z Z ^a   Huang, S M ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

chalcopyrite; Cu(In,Ga)Se2; selenization; solar cell; sputtering; thin film

Indexed keywords

CHALCOPYRITE; CHALCOPYRITE STRUCTURES; CU(IN , GA)SE; CU(IN,GA)SE2; FILL FACTOR; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PRECURSOR FILMS; PREFERENTIAL ORIENTATION; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; SELENIZATION;

COPPER COMPOUNDS; GALLIUM; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHASE CHANGE MEMORY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 79952153338     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.1001     Document Type: Article

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