Cu2ZnSnS4 polycrystalline thin films with large densely packed grains prepared by sol-gel method

Journal of Photonics for Energy

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Jiang, Minlin ^a   Li, Yong ^a   Dhakal, Rabin ^a   Thapaliya, Prem ^a   Mastro, Michael ^b   Caldwell, Joshua D ^b   Kub, Fritz ^b   Yan, Xingzhong ^a  

^a South Dakota State University   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

CZTS; Photovoltaic material; Sol gel; Spin coating

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER LAYERS; COPPER CHLORIDES; CZTS; FILL FACTOR; NITROGEN ATMOSPHERES; OPTICAL ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; OPTICAL MEASUREMENT; PACKED GRAINS; PHOTOVOLTAIC MATERIALS; POLYCRYSTALLINE THIN FILM; SOL-GEL PRECURSORS; SOL-GEL TECHNIQUE; TIN CHLORIDES; ZINC CHLORIDE;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLAR CELLS; SPIN COATING; THIN FILMS; THIOUREAS; TIN; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

FILM PREPARATION;

EID: 84859549335     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19477988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3628450     Document Type: Article

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