Efficiency limitations of thermally evaporated thin-film SnS solar cells

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 46, Issue 30, 2013, Pages

  Schneikart, A ^a   Schimper, H J ^a   Klein, A ^a   Jaegermann, W ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER MATERIAL; BAND ALIGNMENTS; EFFICIENCY LIMITATIONS; EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SITU X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; SOLAR CELL DEVICES; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS; ZNO BUFFER LAYER;

ALUMINUM COATINGS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; GOLD COATINGS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOELECTRONS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC OXIDE;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84880196928     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/46/30/305109     Document Type: Article

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