Efficiency enhancement of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin-film solar cells by a post-deposition treatment with potassium fluoride

Physica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 631-634

  Laemmle, Anke ^a   Wuerz, Roland ^a   Powalla, Michael ^a  

^a ZENTRUM FÜR SONNENENERGIE UND WASSERSTOFF FORSCHUNG BADEN WÜRTTEMBERG ZSW   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cu(In,Ga)Se2; Doping; Efficiency; Potassium; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

CELL EFFICIENCY; CIGS SOLAR CELLS; CU (IN ,GA)SE; DASHED LINES; EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT; POST DEPOSITION TREATMENT; POTASSIUM FLUORIDES; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS;

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM COATINGS; DEPOSITION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); EFFICIENCY; GALLIUM; GALLIUM ALLOYS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; POTASSIUM;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84884204723     PISSN: 18626254     EISSN: 18626270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pssr.201307238     Document Type: Article

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