Non-vacuum deposition of Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 absorber layers from binder free, alcohol solutions

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 526-533

  Uhl, Alexander R ^a   Fella, Carolin ^a   Chirilǎ, Adrian ^a   Kaelin, Marc R ^b   Karvonen, Lassi ^a   Weidenkaff, Anke ^a   Borca, Camelia N ^c   Grolimund, Daniel ^c   Romanyuk, Yaroslav E ^a   Tiwari, Ayodhya N ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b FLISOM Ltd   (Switzerland)

^c PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

binder free; chalcopyrite; CIGS; non vacuum deposition; thin film solar cell; true solution

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER LAYERS; ACTIVE-AREA EFFICIENCY; ALCOHOL SOLUTIONS; ALCOHOL SOLVENT; BACK CONTACT; CARBON-RICH LAYERS; CHALCOPYRITE; CHELATE COMPLEX; CIGS; COMPOSITIONAL GRADIENTS; CU(IN , GA)SE; ENERGY SAVING POTENTIAL; EXTENDED X-RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURES; FORMATION REACTION; METAL SALT; METAL-ORGANIC COMPLEXES; NON-VACUUM; PROCESSING ROUTE; SALT CONCENTRATION; SELENIZATION; SOLUTION PROCESS; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

BINDERS; CARBON; COPPER COMPOUNDS; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; EXTENDED X RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE SPECTROSCOPY; GALLIUM; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SELENIUM; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLVENTS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; VACUUM DEPOSITION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

METALS;

EID: 84864420325     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.1246     Document Type: Article

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