Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin film solar cells with a combined ALD-Zn(O,S) buffer and MOCVD-ZnO:B window layers

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 119, Issue , 2013, Pages 129-133

  Kobayashi, Taizo ^a   Kumazawa, Toyokazu ^b   Jehl Li Kao, Zacharie ^a   Nakada, Tokio ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b AOYAMA GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atomic layer deposition; Cu(In,Ga)Se2; Heat light soaking; Metal organic chemical vapor deposition; Zn(O,S)

Indexed keywords

A3. METAL ORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (MOCVD); CIGS THIN FILMS; CONDUCTION BAND OFFSET; CU (IN ,GA)SE; HEAT-LIGHT SOAKING; METAL ORGANIC; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; ZN(O ,S);

ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION; BUFFER LAYERS; DEPOSITION; GALLIUM; METALLORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; OPTIMIZATION; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS; VAPORS; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

COPPER;

EID: 84884901758     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.05.052     Document Type: Article

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