Grain growth enhancement of selenide CIGSe nanoparticles to densified films using copper selenides

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 2654-2657

  Walker, Bryce ^a   Agrawal, Rakesh ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

nanocrystals; nanoparticles; photovoltaic cells; solar energy; solar power generation; thin film devices

Indexed keywords

CO-EVAPORATED; COPPER INDIUM GALLIUM DISELENIDE; COPPER SELENIDE; GROWTH ENHANCEMENT; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SELENIDES; SIMULATED RADIATION;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY; FILM GROWTH; GRAIN GROWTH; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; THIN FILM DEVICES;

COPPER;

EID: 84869462230     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2012.6318141     Document Type: Conference Paper

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