Depth-Dependent Atomic-Scale Structural Changes in (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se 2 Absorbers Relevant for Thin-Film Solar Cells

Babucci, Melike; Meira, Debora M.; Wallin, Erik; Keller, Jan; Donzel-Gargand, Olivier; Platzer Björkman, Charlotte; Martin, Natalia M.

doi:10.1021/acsaem.3c01105

Depth-Dependent Atomic-Scale Structural Changes in (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se ₂ Absorbers Relevant for Thin-Film Solar Cells

Journal Article · 12 September 2023 · ACS Applied Energy Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.3c01105· OSTI ID:2423369

^[1]; ^[2]; Wallin, Erik ^[3]; Keller, Jan ^[1]; ^[1]; Platzer Björkman, Charlotte ^[1]; ^[1]

Solar Cell Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Uppsala University, Uppsala 751 21, Sweden
APS Spectroscopy group, ARGONNE National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
Solibro Research AB, Uppsala 756 51, Sweden

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 2423369

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Energy Materials, Journal Name: ACS Applied Energy Materials Journal Issue: 18 Vol. 6; ISSN 2574-0962

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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