Progress in thin film solar cells based on Cu 2 ZnSnS 4

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Wang, Hongxia ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM TELLURIDE; COPPER COMPOUNDS; DEPOSITION; FILM PREPARATION; GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; SOLAR ABSORBERS; THIN FILMS; TIN COMPOUNDS; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

ABSORBER MATERIAL; BENIGN MATERIALS; CELL-BASED; CIGS; CZTS THIN FILMS; ENVIRONMENT BENIGN; ENVIRONMENT IMPACT; LIGHT ABSORBERS; MATERIAL-BASED; RESEARCH AREAS;

THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 81755165948     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/801292     Document Type: Review

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