Electrodeposition methods and chemistries for deposition of CIGS precursor thin films

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 000310-000314

  Aksu, Serdar ^a   Pinarbasi, Mustafa ^a  

^a SoloPower Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER LAYERS; APPLIED CURRENT; COMPLEXING AGENTS; ELECTRODEPOSITION METHODS; PLATING SOLUTIONS; REDUCTION POTENTIAL;

DEPOSITION; ELECTROPLATING SOLUTIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; THIN FILMS; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84861078895     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2011.6185907     Document Type: Conference Paper

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