Effects of combined heat and light soaking on device performance of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells with ZnS(O,OH) buffer layer

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 115-121

  Kobayashi, Taizo ^a   Yamaguchi, Hiroshi ^a   Nakada, Tokio ^a  

^a AOYAMA GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

air annealing; Cu(In,Ga)Se2; heat light soaking; light soaking; ZnO:B; ZnS(O,OH)

Indexed keywords

AIR-ANNEALING; CU (IN ,GA)SE; HEAT-LIGHT SOAKING; LIGHT SOAKING; ZNO; ZNS(O,OH);

ANNEALING; COPPER; GALLIUM; PHOTOELECTRONS; SOLAR CELLS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ZINC SULFIDE;

EID: 84890555141     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2339     Document Type: Article

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