Nanoscale measurements of the surface photovoltage in Cu(In, Ga)Se 2, Cu 2ZnSnS 4, and Cu 2ZnSnSe 4 thin films: The role of the surface electronics on the efficiency of solar cells

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 001983-001986

  Du, H ^a   Romero, M J ^a   Repins, I ^a   Teeter, G ^a   Noufi, R ^a   Al Jassim, M M ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CU(IN , GA)SE; FIRST PRINCIPLE CALCULATIONS; HOMOJUNCTION; INVERSION REGIONS; KESTERITES; NANO-SCALE MEASUREMENTS; SPACE CHARGE REGIONS; SURFACE PHOTOVOLTAGES; TYPE INVERSION;

ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; GALLIUM; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; STOICHIOMETRY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84861074866     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2011.6186342     Document Type: Conference Paper

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