Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 kesterite solar cell with 5.1% efficiency using spray pyrolysis of aqueous precursor solution followed by selenization

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 124, Issue , 2014, Pages 55-60

  Zeng, Xin ^a   Tai, Kong Fai ^a,b   Zhang, Tianliang ^c   Ho, Chun Wan John ^a   Chen, Xiaodong ^a   Huan, Alfred ^b   Sum, Tze Chien ^b,c   Wong, Lydia H ^a,c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

CZTS; Kesterite; Photoluminescence; Solar cell; Spray pyrolysis; Water based precursor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894093406     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.01.029     Document Type: Article

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