Improvement of the open-circuit voltage of Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells using a two-layer structure

Applied Physics Express

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2015, Pages

  Tajima, Shin ^a   Itoh, Tadayoshi ^a   Hazama, Hirofumi ^a   Ohishi, Keiichiro ^a   Asahi, Ryoji ^a  

^a Rd Management Section   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; COPPER; EFFICIENCY; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; TIMING CIRCUITS; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

CU CONTENT; CU2ZNSNS4; SECOND LAYER; TWO-LAYER; TWO-LAYER STRUCTURES;

TIN COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84938675478     PISSN: 18820778     EISSN: 18820786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7567/APEX.8.082302     Document Type: Article

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