The influence of precursor Cu content and two-stage processing conditions on the microstructure of Cu2ZnSnSe4

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 582, Issue , 2015, Pages 220-223

  Marquez Prieto J ^a   Ren, Y ^b   Miles, R W ^a   Pearsall, N ^a   Forbes, I ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Copper zinc tin selenide; Kesterites; Raman spectroscopy; Thin film solar cells; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

COPPER COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLINITY; LAYERED SEMICONDUCTORS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PROCESSING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; TIN COMPOUNDS; TIN METALLOGRAPHY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; ZINC COMPOUNDS; ZINC METALLOGRAPHY;

ABSORBER LAYERS; COPPER ZINC TIN SELENIDE; KESTERITES; MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; PROCESSING TEMPERATURE; RAMAN MEASUREMENTS; SYNTHESIS TEMPERATURES; TWO-STAGE PROCESSING;

COPPER METALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 84926529817     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2014.11.028     Document Type: Conference Paper

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