Double layer CuInS 2 absorber using spray pyrolysis: A better candidate for CuInS 2/In 2S 3 thin film solar cells

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1872-1879

  Cherian, Angel Susan ^a   Jinesh, K B ^b   Kashiwaba, Y ^c   Abe, T ^c   Balamurugan, A K ^d   Dash, Sitaram ^d   Tyagi, A K ^d   Sudha Kartha, C ^a   Vijayakumar, K P ^a  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Absorber; Semiconductors; Solar cells; Spray pyrolysis; Thin films

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER; CHEMICAL SPRAY PYROLYSIS; CRYSTALLINITIES; CU-FREE; CU-POOR; DEPOSITION TECHNIQUE; DOUBLE LAYER STRUCTURE; DOUBLE LAYERED; DOUBLE LAYERS; LOW RESISTIVITY; MATERIAL PROPERTY; PACKED GRAINS; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; SECOND LAYER; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

CHEMICAL STABILITY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLIDS; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; THIN FILMS; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

COPPER;

ABSORPTION; COPPER; CRYSTALLINITY; DESIGN METHOD; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; FILM; INDIUM; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; PYROLYSIS; SOLAR POWER; SULFUR;

EID: 84860574799     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2012.02.037     Document Type: Article

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