Structural and optical properties of (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se2 polycrystalline thin film alloys

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 22, 2014, Pages

  Boyle, J H ^a,b   McCandless, B E ^a   Shafarman, W N ^a,b   Birkmire, R W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; COPPER ALLOYS; ELECTRONEGATIVITY; GALLIUM; GALLIUM ALLOYS; LATTICE CONSTANTS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POSITIVE IONS; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SILVER ALLOYS; THIN FILMS;

CHALCOPYRITE STRUCTURES; COMPOSITIONAL RANGE; POLYCRYSTALLINE THIN FILM; PSEUDO-BINARIES; REFLECTION MEASUREMENTS; SINGLE-STAGE PROCESS; STRUCTURAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; THEORETICAL MODELING;

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EID: 84902499746     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: 10897550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4880243     Document Type: Article

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