Development of CuInS2-based solar cells and modules

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1441-1445

  Klenk, R ^a   Klaer, J ^a   Köble, Ch ^a   Mainz, R ^a   Merdes, S ^a   Rodriguez Alvarez, H ^a   Scheer, R ^b   Schock, H W ^a  

^a HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chalcopyrite; Rapid thermal processing

Indexed keywords

CD-FREE; CHALCOPYRITE; CURRENT TRANSPORT; DEVICE PROPERTIES; INTER-DIFFUSION; MANUFACTURABILITY; MONOLITHICALLY INTEGRATED; PHASE FORMATIONS; PILOT LINE; REACTION PATHWAYS; SMALL AREA; THERMAL PROCESSING;

COPPER COMPOUNDS; GALLIUM; GALLIUM ALLOYS; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; RAPID THERMAL PROCESSING;

RAPID THERMAL ANNEALING;

EID: 79955048474     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.11.001     Document Type: Article

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