Combinatorial study of NaF addition in CIGSe films for high efficiency solar cells

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 269-280

  Eid, Jessica ^a   Liang, Haifan ^b   Gereige, Issam ^a   Lee, Sang ^b   Van Duren, Jeroen ^b  

^a KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Intermolecular Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

CIGSe absorber layer; Combinatorial sputtering; H2Se two step process; Na incorporation; Thin film solar cells (TFSCs)

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; COPPER COMPOUNDS; EFFICIENCY; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; REFLECTIVE COATINGS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; SODIUM FLUORIDE; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS;

ABSORBER LAYERS; ACTIVE-AREA EFFICIENCY; ANTI REFLECTIVE COATINGS; COMBINATORIAL SPUTTERING; COMBINATORIAL STUDIES; HIGH-EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS (TFSCS); TWO-STEP PROCESS;

SELENIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84924087373     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2419     Document Type: Article

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