Synthesis and characterization of 15% efficient CIGSSe solar cells from nanoparticle inks

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1550-1556

  McLeod, Steven M ^a   Hages, Charles J ^a   Carter, Nathaniel J ^a   Agrawal, Rakesh ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CIGSSe; ink; nanoparticles; solution processing

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; COPPER COMPOUNDS; EFFICIENCY; GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; INK; NANOPARTICLES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SINTERING; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CIGSSE; COMPOSITION FLUCTUATIONS; FABRICATION PROCESS; HIGH EFFICIENCY DEVICES; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SELENIZATION PROCESS; SOLUTION-PROCESSING; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84944164988     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2588     Document Type: Article

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