Influence of secondary phase CuxSe on the optoelectronic quality of chalcopyrite thin films

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 98, Issue 20, 2011, Pages

  Larsen, Jes K ^a   Gütay, Levent ^a   Siebentritt, Susanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

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Indexed keywords

CHALCOPYRITE THIN FILMS; CRYSTAL QUALITIES; EXCESS CARRIER CONCENTRATION; QUASI-FERMI LEVEL; RECOMBINATION CENTERS; SECONDARY PHASE; SPATIALLY RESOLVED;

COPPER COMPOUNDS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS;

COPPER;

EID: 79957573968     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3592735     Document Type: Article

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