Inline Cu(In,Ga)Se2 co-evaporation for high-efficiency solar cells and modules

IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1100-1105

  Lindahl, Johan ^a   Zimmermann, Uwe ^a   Szaniawski, Piotr ^a   Torndahl, Tobias ^a   Hultqvist, Adam ^a   Salomé, Pedro ^a   Platzer Björkman, Charlotte ^a   Edoff, Marika ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Buffer layer; Cd free; Cu(InGa)Se2 (CIGS); inline co evaporation; thin film solar cells; Zn1 xSnx Oy

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE BUFFER LAYERS; CD-FREE; CD-FREE BUFFER LAYER; CO-EVAPORATIONS; HIGH-EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELLS; MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; SINGLE-STAGE PROCESS; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS;

BUFFER LAYERS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EVAPORATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SOLAR CELLS; TIN; ZINC;

GALLIUM;

EID: 84880322455     PISSN: 21563381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2013.2256232     Document Type: Article

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