Different bandgaps in Cu2ZnSnSe4: A high temperature coevaporation study

IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 641-648

  Redinger, Alex ^a   Sendler, Jan ^a   Djemour, Rabie ^a   Weiss, Thomas P ^a   Rey, Germain ^a   Dale, Phillip J ^a   Siebentritt, Susanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

coevaporation; Cu2ZnSnSe4; order disorder; solar cells

Indexed keywords

ENERGY GAP; LIGHT SCATTERING; ORDER DISORDER TRANSITIONS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SOLAR ABSORBERS; TEMPERATURE; TIN;

CO-EVAPORATIONS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LASER LIGHT SCATTERING; LOW TEMPERATURES; OPTICAL ANALYSIS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SOLAR CELL PARAMETERS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 85027939896     PISSN: 21563381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2014.2377561     Document Type: Article

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