Cu2Sn1-xGexS3 (x = 0:17) thin-film solar cells with high conversion efficiency of 6.0%

Applied Physics Express

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Umehara, Mitsutaro ^a   Takeda, Yasuhiko ^a   Motohiro, Tomoyoshi ^a   Sakai, Takenobu ^b   Awano, Hiroki ^b   Maekawa, Ryosuke ^b  

^a Rd Management Section   (Japan)

^b TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND GAP ENERGY; BOTTOM CELLS; CO-SPUTTERING DEPOSITION; DOUBLE-JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; HIGH CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; COPPER; GERMANIUM; GRAIN GROWTH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS;

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EID: 84880914030     PISSN: 18820778     EISSN: 18820786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7567/APEX.6.045501     Document Type: Article

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