Grain growth in Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films using sn vapor transport for photovoltaic applications

Applied Physics Express

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Toyama, Toshihiko ^a   Konishi, Takafumi ^a   Seo, Yuichi ^a   Tsuji, Ryotaro ^a   Terai, Kengo ^b   Nakashima, Yuto ^b   Okamoto, Hiroaki ^a   Tsutsumi, Yasuo ^b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFECT FORMATION; DIFFRACTION SPECTROSCOPY; GRAIN SIZE; OPTICAL ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; PHOTO-THERMAL; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; VAPOR TRANSPORT;

FILM GROWTH; GRAIN GROWTH; PHASE SEPARATION; THIN FILMS;

VAPORS;

EID: 84880819603     PISSN: 18820778     EISSN: 18820786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7567/APEX.6.075503     Document Type: Article

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