Luminescence of Cu2ZnSnS4 polycrystals described by the fluctuating potential model

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 22, 2013, Pages

  Halliday, D P ^a   Claridge, R ^a   Goodman, M C J ^a   Mendis, B G ^a   Durose, K ^b   Major, J D ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCREASING TEMPERATURES; INTENSITY-DEPENDENT; INTRINSIC DEFECTS; LUMINESCENCE PEAK; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; THIN-FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; X RAY MEASUREMENTS;

LUMINESCENCE; SOLID STATE REACTIONS;

POLYCRYSTALS;

EID: 84879228227     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4810846     Document Type: Article

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