Thin film solar cells from sintered nanocrystals

Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 168-177

  Bucherl, Cori N ^a   Oleson, Karl R ^a   Hillhouse, Hugh W ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM TELLURIDE; CHELATION; COATINGS; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOCRYSTALS; SINTERING; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS;

DEVICE FABRICATIONS; INORGANIC THIN FILMS; LOW-COST SOLAR CELLS; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH; POLYCRYSTALLINE FILM; SEMICONDUCTOR THIN FILMS; SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE; THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAICS;

THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84878348098     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22113398     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coche.2013.03.004     Document Type: Review

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