Crystal growth of Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cell absorber by chemical vapor transport with I2

Journal of Crystal Growth

Volumn 364, Issue , 2013, Pages 101-110

  Colombara, D ^a   Delsante, S ^b   Borzone, G ^b   Mitchels, J M ^c   Molloy, K C ^d   Thomas, L H ^d   Mendis, B G ^e   Cummings, C Y ^f   Marken, F ^d   Peter, L M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^d University of Bath Claverton Down   (United Kingdom)

^e DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A1. Congruent transport; A2. Iodide vapour transport; A2. Transversal chemical vapour transport; B1. CZTS kesterite; B2. Semiconducting quaternary chalcogenide; B3. Solar cell absorber

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CRYSTAL GROWTH; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR CELLS; TEMPERATURE; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

A1. CONGRUENT TRANSPORT; CHEMICAL VAPOUR TRANSPORT; KESTERITES; QUATERNARY CHALCOGENIDES; SOLAR CELL ABSORBERS; VAPOUR TRANSPORT;

IODINE;

EID: 84882420797     PISSN: 00220248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2012.11.037     Document Type: Article

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