Liquid-phase deposition of single-phase alpha-copper-indiumdiselenide,

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Event Materials Science & Engineering B,

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Leah L Lavery
Technical Publications
December 1st 2004
Based on the first complete CuInSe phase diagram, which was recently established, we propose a new method for making single-phase copper-indium-diselenide (CuInSe2) films for high-specific-power photovoltaic applications: liquid-phase deposition. Contrary to established methods, in particular physical vapor deposition, liquid-phase deposition operates close to thermodynamic equilibrium and should therefore yield films with a smaller concentration of defects and better photovoltaic performance. First results are presented to demonstrate the feasibility of this approach.

Citation

Cowen, J., Lucas, L., Ernst, F., Pirouz, P., Hepp, A., Bailey, S. Liquid-phase deposition of single-phase alpha-copper-indiumdiselenide, Materials Science & Engineering B, 116 (3), 311-319, 2004.

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