Deposition and characterization of graded Cu(In1-xGax)Se2 thin films by spray pyrolysis

Materials Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 162, Issue , 2015, Pages 59-68

  Babu, B J ^a,b   Velumani, S ^a,c   Kassiba, A ^b   Asomoza, R ^a   Chavez Carvayar, J A ^d   Yi, Junsin ^c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU MAINE   (France)

^c Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Band structure; Chemical synthesis; Coatings; Electronic materials; Semiconductivity; Thin films

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; COATINGS; COPPER COMPOUNDS; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); DEPOSITION; GALLIUM; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; LIME; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; SUBSTRATES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CHALCOPYRITE STRUCTURES; CHEMICAL SPRAY PYROLYSIS; COMPOSITION DEPENDENCE; DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES; ELECTRONIC MATERIALS; PREFERENTIAL ORIENTATION; SEMICONDUCTIVITY; SODA LIME GLASS SUBSTRATE;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 84938744153     PISSN: 02540584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2015.05.001     Document Type: Article

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