Electrochemical study of one-step electrodeposition of copper-indium- gallium alloys in acidic conditions as precursor layers for Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 thin film solar cells

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 56, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 6628-6637

  Ribeaucourt, L ^a,b,c   Savidand, G ^a,b,c   Lincot, D ^a,b,c   Chassaing, E ^a,b,c  

^a EDF R AND D   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Cu(In,Ga)Se2; Cu In Ga alloy; Electrodeposition; Selenization; Thin film solar cells

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER LAYERS; ACIDIC AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ACIDIC CONDITIONS; APPLIED POTENTIALS; CU(IN , GA)SE; CU-IN-GA ALLOY; DEVICE EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL STUDIES; HIGH EFFICIENCY DEVICES; METALLIC PRECURSOR; ONE STEP; PADDLE CELLS; POTENTIOSTATIC CONDITIONS; PRECURSOR LAYER; SELENIZATION; SODIUM CITRATE; SUPPORTING ELECTROLYTE; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; XRD ANALYSIS;

COPPER; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTROLYTES; GALLIUM; INDIUM; INDIUM ALLOYS; INVESTMENTS; OPTIMIZATION; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM SULFATE; THIN FILMS;

GALLIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 79960420602     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2011.05.033     Document Type: Article

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