15% efficient Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells obtained by low-temperature pulsed electron deposition

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 101, Issue 13, 2012, Pages

  Rampino, S ^a   Armani, N ^a   Bissoli, F ^a   Bronzoni, M ^a   Calestani, D ^a   Calicchio, M ^a   Delmonte, N ^b   Gilioli, E ^a   Gombia, E ^a   Mosca, R ^a   Nasi, L ^a   Pattini, F ^a   Zappettini, A ^a   Mazzer, M ^a  

^a IMEM CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIGS SOLAR CELLS; CU (IN ,GA)SE; LOW TEMPERATURES; P-DOPING; PRODUCTION PROCESS; PULSED ELECTRON DEPOSITION; QUATERNARY TARGETS;

DEPOSITION; ELECTRON SOURCES; GALLIUM;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84878873928     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4755772     Document Type: Article

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