Anomalous persistent photoconductivity in Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films and solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 137, Issue , 2015, Pages 164-168

  Abelenda, A ^a,b   Sanchez M ^b   Ribeiro, G M ^a   Fernandes, P A ^c,e   Salome P M P ^d   Da Cunha, A F ^e   Leitao J P ^e   Da Silva, M I N ^f   Gonzalez J C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA   (Cuba)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DO PORTO   (Portugal)

^d INTERNATIONAL IBERIAN NANOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^f Centro Universitario UNA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cu2ZnSnS4; CZTS; Local potential fluctuations; PPC; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; COPPER; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS;

ANOMALOUS BEHAVIOR; CZTS; DECAY TIME; LOCAL POTENTIALS; PERSISTENT PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; PPC; SULFURIZATION TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE RISE;

ACTIVATION ENERGY;

EID: 84923879330     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2015.02.001     Document Type: Article

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