Band alignment in SnS thin-film solar cells: Possible origin of the low conversion efficiency

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 102, Issue 13, 2013, Pages

  Burton, Lee A ^a   Walsh, Aron ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER MATERIAL; ALTERNATIVE CONFIGURATIONS; BACK CONTACT; BAND ALIGNMENTS; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; ORTHORHOMBIC PHASE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS;

ALIGNMENT; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; SOLAR CELLS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 84876129399     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4801313     Document Type: Article

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