Recent trends in direct solution coating of kesterite absorber layers in solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 119, Issue , 2013, Pages 181-189

  Romanyuk, Y E ^a   Fella, C M ^a   Uhl, A R ^a   Werner, M ^a   Tiwari, A N ^a   Schnabel, T ^b   Ahlswede, E ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

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

Author keywords

Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4; CZTS; Direct solution coating; Kesterite; Non vacuum deposition; Thin film solar cell

Indexed keywords

CZTS; DIRECT SOLUTION; KESTERITES; NON-VACUUM; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS;

COATINGS;

EID: 84884910010     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.06.038     Document Type: Article

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