Incorporation of Na in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin-film solar cells: A statistical comparison between Na from soda-lime glass and from a precursor layer of NaF

IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1659-1664

  Salome, P M P ^a   Hultqvist, A ^a   Fjallstrom, V ^a   Edoff, M ^a   Aitken, B G ^b   Zhang, K ^b   Fuller, K ^b   Kosik Williams, C ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Corning Incorporated ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cu(In; doping; Ga)Se2 (CIGS); photovoltaics; sodium (Na); substrates; thin film solar cells

Indexed keywords

SUBSTRATES;

CU (IN ,GA)SE; PHOTOVOLTAICS; PRECURSOR LAYER; SODA LIME GLASS; STATISTICAL COMPARISONS; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS;

DOPING (ADDITIVES);

EID: 84908248875     PISSN: 21563381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2014.2357261     Document Type: Article

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