Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 solar cells from inks of heterogeneous Cu-Zn-Sn-S nanocrystals

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 123, Issue , 2014, Pages 189-196

  Carter, Nathaniel J ^a   Yang, Wei Chang ^a   Miskin, Caleb K ^a   Hages, Charles J ^a   Stach, Eric A ^b   Agrawal, Rakesh ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

CZTSSe; Earth abundant; Selenization; Solar cells; Solution processing

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION VARIATION; CZTSSE; EARTH-ABUNDANT; PHOTOVOLTAIC ABSORBERS; SELENIZATION; SOLUTION-PROCESSING; TERNARY CHALCOGENIDES; TOTAL-AREA EFFICIENCY;

COPPER COMPOUNDS; EFFICIENCY; MIXTURES; NANOCRYSTALS; SINTERING; SOLAR CELLS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TIN; ZINC;

COPPER;

EID: 84893431054     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.01.016     Document Type: Article

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