Influence of the sulphurization time on the morphological, chemical, structural and electrical properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 polycrystalline thin films

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 123, Issue , 2014, Pages 58-64

  Gonzalez J C ^a   Fernandes, P A ^b,c   Ribeiro, G M ^a   Abelenda, A ^a,d   Viana, E R ^a   Salome P M P ^b   Da Cunha, A F ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DO PORTO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Absorber layer; Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS); Hopping transport; Thin film solar cells

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER LAYERS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; HOPPING TRANSPORT; STRUCTURAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL EMISSION OF CARRIERS; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; VARIABLE-RANGE HOPPING CONDUCTION; X-RAY ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM; THIN FILMS;

ANNEALING;

EID: 84893393730     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.01.005     Document Type: Article

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