The effects of sodium on the growth of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin films using low-temperature three-stage process on polyimide substrate

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  He, Jingjing ^a   Liu, Yiming ^a   Liu, Wei ^a   Li, Zhiguo ^a   Han, Anjun ^a   Zhou, Zhiqiang ^a   Zhang, Yi ^a   Sun, Yun ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CIGS thin films; flexible substrate; low temperature three stage process; simulation; sodium incorporation

Indexed keywords

CIGS THIN FILMS; DEVICE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRICAL PARAMETER; FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE; INCORPORATION METHOD; POST DEPOSITION TREATMENT; SIMULATION; THREE-STAGE PROCESS;

FILM GROWTH; GALLIUM; POLYIMIDES; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SODIUM; SUBSTRATES; TEMPERATURE; THIN FILMS;

GALLIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 84892411657     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/47/4/045105     Document Type: Article

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