The effect of high growth temperature on Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin film solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 123, Issue , 2014, Pages 166-170

  Salome P M P ^a   Hultqvist, A ^a   Fjallstrom V ^a   Vermang, B ^a   Edoff, M ^a   Aitken, B ^b   Zhang, K ^b   Fuller, K ^b   Kosik Williams, C ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Corning Incorporated ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Co evaporation; Cu(InGa)Se2 (CIGS); Photovoltaics; Solar energy; Thin film solar cells

Indexed keywords

CO-EVAPORATIONS; ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE; ELEMENTAL DISTRIBUTION; GROWTH SUBSTRATES; HIGH GROWTH TEMPERATURES; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCESS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

FILM PREPARATION; GALLIUM; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; GROWTH TEMPERATURE; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; THIN FILMS;

GALLIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 84893243365     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.01.006     Document Type: Article

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