CZTS based thin film solar cells: A status review

Materials Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 98-109

  Suryawanshi, M P ^a   Agawane, G L ^b   Bhosale, S M ^a   Shin, S W ^b   Patil, P S ^a   Kim, J H ^b   Moholkar, A V ^a  

^a SHIVAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Absorber layer; Conversion efficiency; Cu 2ZnSnS 4; CZTS thin film solar cells; Optical absorption coefficient; Vacuum and non vacuum based approaches

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER LAYERS; CD-FREE; CDTE; CUINGASE; DIRECT BAND GAP; EARTH'S CRUST; KESTERITES; LARGE ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT; LOW COSTS; NON-TOXIC ELEMENT; NON-VACUUM; OPTICAL ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY; PRESENT STATUS; PRICE REDUCTIONS; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84868089322     PISSN: 10667857     EISSN: 17535557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1753555712Y.0000000038     Document Type: Review

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