Reversible order-disorder related band gap changes in Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 via post-annealing of solar cells measured by electroreflectance

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 105, Issue 26, 2014, Pages

  Krämmer, Christoph ^a   Huber, Christian ^a   Zimmermann, Christian ^a   Lang, Mario ^a   Schnabel, Thomas ^b   Abzieher, Tobias ^a,b   Ahlswede, Erik ^b   Kalt, Heinz ^a   Hetterich, Michael ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b ZENTRUM FÜR SONNENENERGIE UND WASSERSTOFF FORSCHUNG BADEN WÜRTTEMBERG ZSW   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; SOLAR CELLS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

ABSORBER LAYERS; ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; CRITICAL TEMPERATURES; ELECTROREFLECTANCE; EQUILIBRIUM VALUE; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; RADIATIVE RECOMBINATION; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION;

ENERGY GAP;

EID: 84947076916     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4905351     Document Type: Article

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