Band-gap-graded Cu2 ZnSn(S1-x,Se x) 4 solar cells fabricated by an ethanol-based, particulate precursor ink route

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Woo, Kyoohee ^a   Kim, Youngwoo ^a   Yang, Wooseok ^a   Kim, Kyujin ^a   Kim, Inhyuk ^a   Oh, Yunjung ^a   Kim, Jin Young ^b   Moon, Jooho ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

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EID: 84887089268     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep03069     Document Type: Article

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