Sodium-doped Mo back contacts for Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells on Ti foils: Growth, morphology, and sodium diffusion

Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Roger, Charles ^a   Altamura, Giovanni ^a,b   Emieux, Fabrice ^a   Sicardy, Olivier ^a   Roux, Frédéric ^a   Fillon, Raphaël ^a   Faucherand, Pascal ^a   Karst, Nicolas ^a   Fournier, Hélène ^a   Grenet, Louis ^a   Ducroquet, Frédérique ^c   Brioude, Arnaud ^d   Perraud, Simon ^a  

^a CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c IMEP LAHC   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; EFFICIENCY; LIME; MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES;

CRYSTAL QUALITIES; DEPOSITION PRESSURES; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; METALLIC SUBSTRATE; OPTICAL REFLECTANCE; WORKING PRESSURES;

SODIUM;

EID: 84901852803     PISSN: 19417012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4866787     Document Type: Conference Paper

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