Development of gallium gradients in three-stage Cu(In,Ga)Se2 co-evaporation processes

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 284-293

  Schleussner, Sebastian Michael ^a   Törndahl, Tobias ^a   Linnarsson, Margareta ^b   Zimmermann, Uwe ^a   Wätjen, Timo ^a   Edoff, Marika ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CIGS; gradient; SIMS; three stage process

Indexed keywords

COPPER; EVAPORATION; GALLIUM; GRADIENT METHODS; IONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CIGS; CO-EVAPORATIONS; COMPOSITIONAL GRADIENTS; COMPREHENSIVE MODEL; CU(IN , GA)SE2; DRIVING FORCES; PROCESS CONDITION; THREE-STAGE PROCESS;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84859941835     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.1134     Document Type: Article

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