Potential-induced degradation of CuIn1-xGax Se 2 thin film solar cells

IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1090-1094

  Fjallstrom, V ^a   Salome, P M P ^a   Hultqvist, A ^a   Edoff, M ^a   Jarmar, T ^b   Aitken, B G ^c   Zhang, K ^c   Fuller, K ^c   Williams, C Kosik ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Solibro Research AB   (Sweden)

^c Corning Incorporated ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cu(In; Ga)Se2 (CIGS); photovoltaics; potential induced degradation; thin film solar cells

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY DEGRADATION; GLASS SUBSTRATES; MIGRATION AND ACCUMULATION; NA CONCENTRATION; PARTIAL RECOVERY; PHOTOVOLTAICS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

CADMIUM SULFIDE; GALLIUM; GALLIUM ALLOYS; GLASS; SODIUM; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS;

SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84880075198     PISSN: 21563381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2013.2253833     Document Type: Article

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