Temperature dependent current-voltage and admittance spectroscopy on heat-light soaking effects of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells with ALD-Zn(O,S) and CBD-ZnS(O,OH) buffer layers

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 143, Issue , 2015, Pages 159-167

  Kobayashi, Taizo ^a   Kao, Zacharie Jehl Li ^a   Nakada, Tokio ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Admittance spectroscopy; ALD Zn(O,S); CBD ZnS(O,OH); Cd free buffer layer; Cu(In; Ga)Se2; Heat light soaking; Thin film solar cell

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION; BUFFER LAYERS; ELECTRIC ADMITTANCE; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; ZINC SULFIDE;

ADMITTANCE SPECTROSCOPIES; CBD-ZNS(O,OH); CD-FREE BUFFER LAYER; LIGHT SOAKING; ZN(O ,S);

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84938083051     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2015.06.044     Document Type: Article

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