Cu(Sb,Bi)(S,Se)2 as indium-free absorber material with high optical efficiency

Energy Procedia

Volumn 44, Issue , 2014, Pages 176-183

  Kumar, Mukesh ^a   Persson, Clas ^a,b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

absorber materials; CuBi(S,Se)2; CuSb(S,Se)2; density functional theory; first principles; solar cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893380361     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2013.12.025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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