Kesterites-a challenging material for solar cells

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 512-519

  Siebentritt, Susanne ^a   Schorr, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^b HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

crystal structure; CZTS; defects; electronic structure; kesterite; secondary phases; solar cell

Indexed keywords

CZTS; ELECTRONIC MATERIALS; EQUILIBRIUM STRUCTURES; KESTERITES; LOW-COST RAW MATERIALS; SECONDARY PHASIS;

BINDING ENERGY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFECTS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; SOLAR CELLS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 84864479998     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2156     Document Type: Article

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