Influence of Mo back contact porosity on co-evaporated Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 thin film properties and related solar cell

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 332-343

  Bommersbach, P ^a   Arzel, L ^a   Tomassini, M ^a   Gautron, E ^a   Leyder, C ^b   Urien, M ^b   Dupuy, D ^b   Barreau, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^b SAINT GOBAIN RECHERCHE   (France)

Author keywords

CIGSe; molybdenum; sodium

Indexed keywords

CIGSE; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; SHUNT RESISTANCES; SODA LIME GLASS; SPUTTERING GAS PRESSURE; SPUTTERING PRESSURES; STRUCTURAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; THIN-FILM PROPERTIES;

AMORPHOUS FILMS; GALLIUM; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MOLYBDENUM; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; POROSITY; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SODIUM; SOLAR CELLS;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 84876692074     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.1193     Document Type: Article

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