The crystal structure of kesterite type compounds: A neutron and X-ray diffraction study

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1482-1488

  Schorr, Susan ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compound semiconductors; Crystal structure; Kesterites; Structural phase transitions; Thin film solar cells

Indexed keywords

ANTI-SITE DEFECT; ATOMIC COORDINATE; ATOMIC STRUCTURE; BOND ANGLE; COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTORS; GROWTH CONDITIONS; HIGH ENERGY SYNCHROTRON; HIGH TEMPERATURE DIFFRACTION; IN-SITU; KESTERITES; NEUTRON POWDER DIFFRACTION DATA; PHOTOVOLTAIC MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL PHASE TRANSITION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; TRIANGULAR GEOMETRY; TYPE STRUCTURES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION STUDIES;

COPPER COMPOUNDS; DIFFRACTION; GEOMETRY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; RIETVELD ANALYSIS; RIETVELD METHOD; SOLAR CELLS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; THIN FILMS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE;

EID: 79954991709     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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