Design, preparation and performance of Cu(In, Ga)(S, Se)2/Zn(O, S)/ZnO:Al solar cells

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 853-856

  Klenk, Reiner ^a   Gerhardt, Paul ^a   Lauermann, Iver ^a   Steigert, Alexander ^a   Stober, Frederick ^b   Hergert, Frank ^b   Zweigart, Siegmund ^c   Lux Steiner, Martha Ch ^a  

^a HAHN MEITNER INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b Bosch Solar CISTech ^*  (Germany)

^c ROBERT BOSCH GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chalcopyrites; Junction formation; S); Sputtering; Zn(O

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; DEPOSITION; SPUTTERING; ZINC OXIDE;

CHALCOPYRITES; CHEMICAL-BATH DEPOSITION; CU(IN ,GA)(S ,SE)2; DEPOSITION TECHNOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; JUNCTION FORMATION; MODULE STRUCTURE; S);

ZINC;

EID: 84896447988     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2013.6744279     Document Type: Conference Paper

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