Observation of unusual optical transitions in thin-film Cu(In, Ga)Se2solar cells

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 106, 2012, Pages A836-A842

  Liao, Yu Kuang ^a,c   Kuo, Shou Yi ^b   Lin, Woei Tyng ^a   Lai, Fang ^a   Hsieh, Dan Hua ^b   Tsai, Min An ^c   Chen, Shih Chen ^a   Chiou, Ding Wen ^c   Chang, Jen Chuang ^c   Wu, Kaung Hsiung ^a   Cheng, Shun Jen ^a   Kuo, Hao Chung ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONFINEMENTS; COMPETING MECHANISMS; CU(IN , GA)SE; DONOR-ACCEPTOR PAIR TRANSITIONS; LOW TEMPERATURES; NEAR BAND EDGE; PEAK POSITION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM; POTENTIAL FLUCTUATIONS; S-SHAPED; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; GALLIUM; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE;

COPPER;

EID: 84869075441     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.00A836     Document Type: Article

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