Chalcogenisation of Cu-Sb metallic precursors into Cu3Sb(Se xS1-x)3

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 113, Issue , 2013, Pages 186-194

  Maiello, Pietro ^a   Zoppi, Guillaume ^a   Miles, Robert W ^a   Pearsall, Nicola ^a   Forbes, Ian ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cu3Sb(S,Se)3; Photovoltaics; Selenisation; Sulfurization; Thin films

Indexed keywords

CHALCOGENIDE SEMICONDUCTORS; CUBIC CRYSTAL STRUCTURES; MONOCLINIC CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROSCOPY; SELENISATION; SULFURIZATION;

CADMIUM SULFIDE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; GLASS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; SELENIUM; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES; SULFUR; THIN FILMS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84875433677     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.02.016     Document Type: Article

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