Modeling of the surface sulfurization of CIGSe-based solar cells

Solar Energy

Volumn 110, Issue , 2014, Pages 50-55

  Jehl Li Kao, Zacharie ^a   Kobayashi, Taizo ^a   Nakada, Tokio ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Band diagram; CIGSe; Simulation; Sulfurization

Indexed keywords

BAND DIAGRAMS; CIGSE; SIMULATION; SULFURIZATION; SURFACE SULFURIZATION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FILM; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; SULFUR;

EID: 84907485669     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.08.004     Document Type: Article

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