Effects of sulfurization temperature on CZTS thin film solar cell performances

Solar Energy

Volumn 98, Issue PC, 2013, Pages 335-340

  Emrani, Amin ^a   Vasekar, Parag ^a   Westgate, Charles R ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CZTS; Earth abundant; Solar; Sputtering

Indexed keywords

ANTI-REFLECTIVE LAYERS; CHEMICAL-BATH DEPOSITION; CZTS; EARTH-ABUNDANT; MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY; SOLAR; SULFURIZATION TEMPERATURE; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

CADMIUM SULFIDE; DEPOSITION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPUTTERING; THIN FILMS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

SOLAR CELLS;

CHEMICAL REACTION; COPPER; FILM; OXIDE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; REACTION KINETICS; SOLAR POWER; SULFUR; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TIN;

EID: 84887331620     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.09.020     Document Type: Article

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