Single-step electrodeposition of a microcrystalline Cu 2ZnSnSe4 thin film with a kesterite structure

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 88, Issue , 2013, Pages 436-442

  Septina, Wilman ^a   Ikeda, Shigeru ^a   Kyoraiseki, Akio ^a   Harada, Takashi ^a   Matsumura, Michio ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Kesterites; Photoelectrochemical measurements; Single step electrodeposition; Sulfurization

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC ELECTROLYTES; APPLIED POTENTIALS; AS-DEPOSITED FILMS; EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; FILM QUALITY; GLASS SUBSTRATES; KESTERITES; LARGE-GRAIN; LINEAR SWEEP VOLTAMMOGRAMS; P-TYPE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; PHOTORESPONSES; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; SELENIDES; SINGLE-STEP; SULFURIZATION;

ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTROLYTES; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SUBSTRATES; TIN; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

COPPER;

EID: 84870716715     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2012.10.076     Document Type: Article

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