Efficient Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin film solar cells with reduced thickness of ZnS(O,OH) Buffer Layer

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 117, Issue , 2013, Pages 526-530

  Kobayashi, Taizo ^a   Nakada, Tokio ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemical bath deposition; Cu(InGa)Se2; Heat light soaking; ZnS(O, OH)

Indexed keywords

BUFFER LAYER THICKNESS; CELL PERFORMANCE; CHEMICAL-BATH DEPOSITION; CIGS SOLAR CELLS; CONDUCTION BAND OFFSET; LIGHT SOAKING; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; ZNS(O, OH);

BUFFER LAYERS; DEPOSITION; FILM THICKNESS; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; THIOUREAS;

ZINC SULFIDE;

EID: 84882323979     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.07.026     Document Type: Article

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