Secondary phase formation in (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se2 thin films grown by three-stage co-evaporation

Chen, Lei; Soltanmohammad, Sina; Lee, JinWoo; McCandless, Brian E.; Shafarman, William N.

doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2017.03.001

Title: Secondary phase formation in (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se2 thin films grown by three-stage co-evaporation

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Authors:: Chen, Lei; Soltanmohammad, Sina; Lee, JinWoo; McCandless, Brian E.; Shafarman, William N.

Publication Date:: Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1416810

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells Journal Volume: 166 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0927-0248

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: Netherlands

Language:: English

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                    Chen, Lei, Soltanmohammad, Sina, Lee, JinWoo, McCandless, Brian E., and Shafarman, William N. Secondary phase formation in (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se2 thin films grown by three-stage co-evaporation.  Netherlands: N. p., 2017. 
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                    Chen, Lei, Soltanmohammad, Sina, Lee, JinWoo, McCandless, Brian E., & Shafarman, William N. Secondary phase formation in (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se2 thin films grown by three-stage co-evaporation.  Netherlands.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2017.03.001

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                    Chen, Lei, Soltanmohammad, Sina, Lee, JinWoo, McCandless, Brian E., and Shafarman, William N. Sat .  
"Secondary phase formation in (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se2 thin films grown by three-stage co-evaporation".  Netherlands.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2017.03.001.

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@article{osti_1416810,

  title        = {Secondary phase formation in (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se2 thin films grown by three-stage co-evaporation},

  author       = {Chen, Lei and Soltanmohammad, Sina and Lee, JinWoo and McCandless, Brian E. and Shafarman, William N.},

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  doi          = {10.1016/j.solmat.2017.03.001},

  journal      = {Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells},

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  place        = {Netherlands},

  year         = {Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017},

  month        = {Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017}

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