Effects of heavy alkali elements in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells with efficiencies up to 22.6%

Physica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 583-586

  Jackson, Philip ^a   Wuerz, Roland ^a   Hariskos, Dimitrios ^a   Lotter, Erwin ^a   Witte, Wolfram ^a   Powalla, Michael ^a  

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

Author keywords

alkali elements; CIGS; high efficiency; thin film solar cells

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; EFFICIENCY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

ALKALI ELEMENTS; CIGS; COMPETITIVE MECHANISMS; ELECTRICAL DEVICES; FUNCTIONAL DEVICES; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; POST DEPOSITION TREATMENT; SOLAR CELL ABSORBERS;

SOLAR ABSORBERS;

EID: 84982272607     PISSN: 18626254     EISSN: 18626270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pssr.201600199     Document Type: Article

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