Energy band alignment in chalcogenide thin film solar cells from photoelectron spectroscopy

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 27, Issue 13, 2015, Pages

  Klein, Andreas ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

band alignment; photoemission; solar cells

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CADMIUM TELLURIDE; CHALCOGENIDES; COPPER; DEFECTS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; FORECASTING; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOELECTRONS; PHOTOEMISSION; PHOTONS; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; THIN FILMS;

BAND ALIGNMENTS; CHALCOGENIDE SEMICONDUCTORS; CHALCOGENIDE THIN FILMS; ENERGY-BAND ALIGNMENT; INTERFACE PREPARATION; INTERFACIAL COMPOSITION; ORDERED VACANCY COMPOUND; SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATIONS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84925437001     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/27/13/134201     Document Type: Article

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