Characterization of the ZnS thin film buffer layer for Cu(In, Ga)Se 2 solar cells deposited by chemical bath deposition process with different solution concentrations

Materials Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 135, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 287-292

  Zhong, Zhao Yang ^a   Cho, Eou Sik ^a   Kwon, Sang Jik ^a  

^a Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Band gap; Chemical bath deposition (CBD); Cu(In Ga)Se 2 solar cell; Optical properties; Solution concentration; ZnS thin films

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; BATH TEMPERATURES; CHEMICAL BATH DEPOSITION PROCESS; CHEMICAL-BATH DEPOSITION; COATED GLASS; CU(IN , GA)SE; OPTIMAL CONCENTRATION; SOLUTION CONCENTRATION; ZINC SULFATE; ZNS FILMS; ZNS THIN FILMS;

AMMONIA; BUFFER LAYERS; DEPOSITION; ENERGY GAP; GALLIUM; HYDRATES; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); ITO GLASS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS; THIOUREAS; VAPOR DEPOSITION; ZINC SULFIDE;

SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84864674523     PISSN: 02540584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2012.03.090     Document Type: Article

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