Field modulation in na-incorporated cu(in,ga)se 2 (cigs) polycrystalline films influenced by alloyhardening and pair-annihilation probabilities

Nanoscale Research Letters

Volumn 6, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-6

  Jeong, Yonkil ^a   Kim, Chae Woong ^b   Park, Dong Won ^a   Jung, Seung Chul ^b   Lee, Jongjin ^a   Shim, Hee Sang ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Industrial Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alloy hardening; Cu(in; Ga)se 2; Grain growth model; Pair annihilation; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER LAYERS; ALLOY HARDENING; BACK SURFACE FIELDS; CU(IN , GA)SE; DRIVING FORCES; ELECTRIC FIELD MODULATION; FIELD MODULATION; GRAIN BOUNDARY MOTIONS; PAIR-ANNIHILATION; POLYCRYSTALLINE FILM;

CERIUM ALLOYS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; GALLIUM; GALLIUM ALLOYS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; HARDENING; MODULATION; PROBABILITY; SODIUM; SOLAR CELLS;

GRAIN GROWTH;

EID: 84862907958     PISSN: 19317573     EISSN: 1556276X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-6-581     Document Type: Article

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