Improvement of bandgap homogeneity in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin films using a modified two-step selenization process

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 103, Issue 15, 2013, Pages

  Wang, Yi Chih ^a   Shieh, Han Ping D ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACK-SURFACE FIELD; CELL EFFICIENCY; CUINGASE; DIFFUSION EFFECTS; LOWER ENERGIES; SELENIZATION; SELENIZATION PROCESS; SPACE CHARGE REGIONS;

GALLIUM; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS;

ENERGY GAP;

EID: 84886885743     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4824762     Document Type: Article

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