Morphology-controlled growth of special nanostructure CuInS2 thin films on an FTO substrate and their application in thin film solar cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 806-814

  Zhuang, M X ^a   Wei, A X ^a   Zhao, Y ^a   Liu, J ^a   Yan, Z Q ^a   Liu, Z ^a  

^a GUANGDONG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

CuInS2 thin films; Optical properties; Solar energy materials; Solvothermal synthesis; Thin film solar cell

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONDUCTIVE FILMS; COPPER COMPOUNDS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY GAP; GLASS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXALIC ACID; PHASE STRUCTURE; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; THIOUREAS;

CIS THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE; HEXADECYL TRIMETHYL AMMONIUM BROMIDE; MORPHOLOGY-CONTROLLED GROWTH; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS; SOLVOTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 84916597322     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.09.042     Document Type: Article

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