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Title: Impact of bulk properties and local secondary phases on the Cu2(Zn,Sn)Se4 solar cells open-circuit voltage

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Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
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Journal Name: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells Journal Volume: 133 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0927-0248
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Kanevce, Ana, Repins, Ingrid, and Wei, Su-Huai. Impact of bulk properties and local secondary phases on the Cu2(Zn,Sn)Se4 solar cells open-circuit voltage. Netherlands: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2014.10.042.
Kanevce, Ana, Repins, Ingrid, & Wei, Su-Huai. Impact of bulk properties and local secondary phases on the Cu2(Zn,Sn)Se4 solar cells open-circuit voltage. Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2014.10.042
Kanevce, Ana, Repins, Ingrid, and Wei, Su-Huai. Sun . "Impact of bulk properties and local secondary phases on the Cu2(Zn,Sn)Se4 solar cells open-circuit voltage". Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2014.10.042.
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