Non-toxic, earth-abundant 2% efficient Cu2SnS3 solar cell based on tetragonal films direct-coated from single metal-organic precursor solution

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 113, Issue , 2013, Pages 165-170

  Tiwari, Devendra ^a   Chaudhuri, Tapas K ^a   Shripathi, T ^b   Deshpande, U ^b   Rawat, R ^b  

^a CHAROTAR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b UGC DAE CONSORTIUM FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Cu2SnS3 thin films; Direct liquid coating; Electrical properties; Thin film solar cell; X ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION CO-EFFICIENT; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE (AFM); DIRECT LIQUID COATINGS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; METAL ORGANIC PRECURSORS; MOTT VARIABLE-RANGE HOPPING; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COATINGS; DEPOSITION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; HALL MOBILITY; LIQUIDS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOELECTRONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; THERMIONIC EMISSION; THIN FILMS; THIOUREAS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

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EID: 84875132453     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.02.017     Document Type: Article

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