Comparison of ZnO:B and ZnO:Al layers for Cu(In,Ga)Se2 submodules

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 614, Issue , 2016, Pages 79-83

  Koida, Takashi ^a   Nishinaga, Jiro ^a   Higuchi, Hirohumi ^a   Kurokawa, Atsuko ^a   Iioka, Masayuki ^a   Kamikawa Shimizu, Yukiko ^a   Yamada, Akimasa ^a   Shibata, Hajime ^a   Niki, Shigeru ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chalcopyrite compound; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic modules; Transparent conductive oxide; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CONDUCTIVE FILMS; COPPER COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; INFRARED DEVICES; OXIDE FILMS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

CHALCOPYRITE COMPOUND; CU(IN , GA)SE2; ELECTRICAL ANALYSIS; FREE CARRIERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; SERIES RESISTANCES; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE OXIDES; VISIBLE AND NEAR INFRARED;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84959860809     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2016.03.004     Document Type: Article

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