Effect of rapid thermal processing conditions on the properties of Cu 2ZnSnS4 thin films and solar cell performance

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 126, Issue , 2014, Pages 101-106

  Sousa, M G ^a   Da Cunha, A F ^a   Fernandes, P A ^a,b   Teixeira, J P ^a   Sousa, R A ^a   Leitao J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DO PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Kesterites; Rapid thermal processing (RTP); RF magnetron sputtering

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HEATING RATE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAPID THERMAL ANNEALING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; SULFUR; THIN FILMS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; COPPER; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; RAPID THERMAL PROCESSING;

KESTERITES; MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY; OPTOELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; RF-MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCIES; SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE; SURFACE DECOMPOSITION; THERMAL PROCESSING CONDITIONS; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE;

RAPID THERMAL PROCESSING; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84905720932     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.03.043     Document Type: Article

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