Characterization of a CZTS thin film solar cell grown by sputtering method

Solar Energy

Volumn 100, Issue , 2014, Pages 23-30

  Dhakal, Tara P ^a,b   Peng, Chien Yi ^a   Reid Tobias, R ^a   Dasharathy, Ramesh ^a   Westgate, Charles R ^a,b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b State University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

Co sputtering; Cu2ZnSnS4; I V QE characteristics; Thin film solar cells

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE VOLTAGE MEASUREMENTS; COSPUTTERING; I-V/QE CHARACTERISTICS; MINORITY CARRIER LIFETIMES; MODEL AND ANALYSIS; SPUTTERING METHODS; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; WAVELENGTH REGIONS;

CADMIUM SULFIDE; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS; ZINC SULFIDE;

COPPER;

FILM; GRAIN SIZE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RECRYSTALLIZATION; SOLAR POWER; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 84890838755     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.11.035     Document Type: Article

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