Effects of the incorporation of alkali elements on Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin film solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 157, Issue , 2016, Pages 695-702

  Shin, Donghyeop ^a   Kim, Jekyung ^b   Gershon, Talia ^c   Mankad, Ravin ^c   Hopstaken, Marinus ^c   Guha, Supratik ^d,e   Ahn, Byung Tae ^b   Shin, Byungha ^b  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^c IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^e ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkali element; Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells; Passivation; Post deposition KF treatment; Surface

Indexed keywords

COPPER; DEFECT STRUCTURES; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; INDIUM; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PASSIVATION; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE DEFECTS; SURFACE TREATMENT; SURFACES; TEMPERATURE; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS;

ALKALI ELEMENTS; BULK COMPOSITIONS; CU (IN ,GA)SE; DEVICE CHARACTERISTICS; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; NON-RADIATIVE RECOMBINATIONS; POST-DEPOSITION; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROSCOPIES (SIMS);

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84982803882     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2016.07.015     Document Type: Article

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