INVESTIGATION of some transparent metal oxides as damp heat protective coating for CIGS solar cells

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8472, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Pern, F J ^a   Yan, F ^a   Zaunbrecher, K ^a   To, B ^a   Perkins, J ^a   Noufi, R ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Al doped Zno; ALD Al 2O3; Amorphous InZnz; Cigs solar cell; Damp heat stability; Transparent metal oxide; ZnSnO

Indexed keywords

AL-DOPED ZNO; ALD AL 2O3; CIGS SOLAR CELLS; DAMP HEAT STABILITY; TRANSPARENT METALS; ZNSNO;

ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION; DEPOSITS; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; SOLAR CELLS; STRESSES; ZINC OXIDE;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 84872113842     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.930539     Document Type: Conference Paper

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