Effects of Cu Precursor on the Performance of Efficient CdTe Solar Cells

Bista, Sandip S.; Li, Deng-Bing; Awni, Rasha A.; Song, Zhaoning; Subedi, Kamala K.; Shrestha, Niraj; Rijal, Suman; Neupane, Sabin; Grice, Corey R.; Phillips, Adam B.; Ellingson, Randy J.; Heben, Michael; Li, Jian V.; Yan, Yanfa

doi:10.1021/acsami.1c11784

Effects of Cu Precursor on the Performance of Efficient CdTe Solar Cells

Journal Article · 04 August 2021 · ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c11784· OSTI ID:1848937

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Department of Physics and Astronomy, and Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization (PVIC), University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio 43606, United States
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University, 70101 Tainan, Taiwan

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Research Organization:: Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

DOE Contract Number:: EE0008974

OSTI ID:: 1848937

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Vol. 13, Issue 32; ISSN 1944-8244

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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