Comparison of fluctuating potentials and donor-acceptor pair transitions in a Cu-poor Cu2ZnSnS4 based solar cell

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 105, Issue 16, 2014, Pages

  Teixeira, J P ^a   Sousa, R A ^a   Sousa, M G ^a   Da Cunha, A F ^a   Fernandes, P A ^a,b   Salome P M P ^c   Gonzalez J C ^d   Leitao J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DO PORTO   (Portugal)

^c INTERNATIONAL IBERIAN NANOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (Portugal)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SOLAR CELLS; TIN COMPOUNDS; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

ASYMMETRIC BANDS; COMPENSATION LEVEL; DONOR-ACCEPTOR PAIR TRANSITIONS; ELECTRONIC ENERGY LEVELS; EXCITATION POWER; HEAVY DOPING; RADIATIVE RECOMBINATION; SECONDARY PHASIS;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84908191306     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4899057     Document Type: Article

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