Application of copper thiocyanate for high open-circuit voltages of CdTe solar cells: Application of copper thiocyanate

doi:10.1002/pip.2660

Title: Application of copper thiocyanate for high open-circuit voltages of CdTe solar cells: Application of copper thiocyanate

Authors:

Paudel, Naba R. ^[1]; Yan, Yanfa ^[1]

Department of Physics and Astronomy, Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization, University of Toledo, Toledo OH 43606 USA

Publication Date:: 2015-07-22

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

OSTI Identifier:: 1401147

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Progress in Photovoltaics

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Progress in Photovoltaics Journal Volume: 24 Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 1062-7995

Publisher:: Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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                    Paudel, Naba R., and Yan, Yanfa. Application of copper thiocyanate for high open-circuit voltages of CdTe solar cells: Application of copper thiocyanate.  United Kingdom: N. p., 2015. 
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                    Paudel, Naba R., & Yan, Yanfa. Application of copper thiocyanate for high open-circuit voltages of CdTe solar cells: Application of copper thiocyanate.  United Kingdom.  doi:10.1002/pip.2660.

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  title        = {Application of copper thiocyanate for high open-circuit voltages of CdTe solar cells: Application of copper thiocyanate},

  author       = {Paudel, Naba R. and Yan, Yanfa},

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  doi          = {10.1002/pip.2660},

  journal      = {Progress in Photovoltaics},

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  volume       = 24,

  place        = {United Kingdom},

  year         = {2015},

  month        = {7}

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