Potential gain in photocurrent generation for Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells by using In2O3 as a transparent conductive oxide layer

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 102-107

  Keller, Jan ^a   Lindahl, Johan ^a   Edoff, Marika ^a   Stolt, Lars ^a,b   Törndahl, Tobias ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Solibro Research AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ALD; alternative window layer; CIGSe; In2O3; TCO; Zn Sn O

Indexed keywords

BUFFER LAYERS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; GALLIUM; SOLAR CELLS; TIN; ZINC;

ALD; CIGSE; TCO; WINDOW LAYER; ZN-SN-O;

ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION;

EID: 84955125876     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2655     Document Type: Article

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