Determination of open-circuit voltage in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cell by averaged Ga/(In + Ga) near its absorber surface

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Chantana, J ^a   Murata, M ^a   Higuchi, T ^a   Watanabe, T ^b   Teraji, S ^b   Kawamura, K ^b   Minemoto, T ^a  

^a RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NITTO DENKO CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATED VALUES; CELL PARAMETER; CO-EVAPORATIONS; CU (IN ,GA)SE; MATERIAL SOURCES; PRECURSOR METHOD; SOLAR CELL FABRICATION; SPACE CHARGE REGIONS;

GALLIUM; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SOLAR CELLS;

SURFACES;

EID: 84883882599     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4819087     Document Type: Article

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