From 20.9 to 22.3% Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 solar cell: Reduced recombination rate at the heterojunction and the depletion region due to K-treatment

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 56, Issue 8S2, 2017, Pages

  Tai, Kong Fai ^a   Kamada, Rui ^a   Yagioka, Takeshi ^a   Kato, Takuya ^a   Sugimoto, Hiroki ^a  

^a Solar Frontier KK   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; DEFECT DENSITY; DEFECTS; EFFICIENCY; GALLIUM; HETEROJUNCTIONS;

CAPACITANCE-VOLTAGE PROFILING; CU(IN ,GA)(S ,SE)2 SOLAR CELLS; ELECTRON-BEAM-INDUCED CURRENT; INTERFACE RECOMBINATION; RECOMBINATION ANALYSIS; RECOMBINATION COEFFICIENT; REVERSE-SATURATION CURRENTS; SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCIES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 85024902654     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: 13474065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7567/JJAP.56.08MC03     Document Type: Article

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