Development of rear surface passivated Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin film solar cells with nano-sized local rear point contacts

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 117, Issue , 2013, Pages 505-511

  Vermang, Bart ^a   Fjällström, Viktor ^a   Pettersson, Jonas ^a   Salomé, Pedro ^a   Edoff, Marika ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Al 2O3; Nano sized local point contacts; Photovoltaics; Rear surface passivation; Thin film CIGS solar cells

Indexed keywords

CELL CAPACITANCE; CHEMICAL-BATH DEPOSITION; CIGS SOLAR CELLS; CONTACT OPENING; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SURFACE PASSIVATION; SURFACE RECOMBINATIONS; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

ALUMINUM; ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION; CADMIUM SULFIDE; DEPOSITION; GALLIUM; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PASSIVATION; POINT CONTACTS; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS;

SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84882336094     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.07.025     Document Type: Article

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