Boosting Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells efficiency by a thin Ag intermediate layer between absorber and back contact

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Cui, Hongtao ^a   Liu, Xiaolei ^a   Liu, Fangyang ^a   Hao, Xiaojing ^a   Song, Ning ^a   Yan, Chang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SILVER;

BACK CONTACT; CRYSTALLINITIES; FILL FACTOR; INTERMEDIATE LAYERS; SERIES RESISTANCES; SODA LIME GLASS; SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCIES; THIN COATING;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84898602712     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4863951     Document Type: Article

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