Transparent Conducting Oxides for Photovoltaics: Manipulation of Fermi Level, Work Function and Energy Band Alignment

Klein, Andreas; Körber, Christoph; Wachau, André; Säuberlich, Frank; Gassenbauer, Yvonne; Harvey, Steven P.; Proffit, Diana E.; Mason, Thomas O.

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Title: Transparent Conducting Oxides for Photovoltaics: Manipulation of Fermi Level, Work Function and Energy Band Alignment

Journal Article · Mon Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/ma3114892· OSTI ID:1382850

Klein, Andreas; Körber, Christoph; Wachau, André; Säuberlich, Frank; Gassenbauer, Yvonne; Harvey, Steven P.; Proffit, Diana E.; Mason, Thomas O.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center (ANSER)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0001059

OSTI ID:: 1382850

Journal Information:: Materials, Vol. 3, Issue 11; Related Information: ANSER partners with Northwestern University (lead); Argonne National Laboratory; University of Chicago; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Yale University; ISSN 1996-1944

Publisher:: MDPI

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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