Source materials grain size effect on electrode microstructure and its effect on conventional bulk hetero-junction photovoltaics

Kesavan, Arul Varman; Ramamurthy, Praveen C.

doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2017.07.044

Title: Source materials grain size effect on electrode microstructure and its effect on conventional bulk hetero-junction photovoltaics

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Authors:: Kesavan, Arul Varman; Ramamurthy, Praveen C.

Publication Date:: 2017-12-01

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office

OSTI Identifier:: 1495842

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

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: 172 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0927-0248

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: Netherlands

Language:: English

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                    Kesavan, Arul Varman, and Ramamurthy, Praveen C. Source materials grain size effect on electrode microstructure and its effect on conventional bulk hetero-junction photovoltaics.  Netherlands: N. p., 2017. 
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                    Kesavan, Arul Varman, & Ramamurthy, Praveen C. Source materials grain size effect on electrode microstructure and its effect on conventional bulk hetero-junction photovoltaics.  Netherlands.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2017.07.044

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  title        = {Source materials grain size effect on electrode microstructure and its effect on conventional bulk hetero-junction photovoltaics},

  author       = {Kesavan, Arul Varman and Ramamurthy, Praveen C.},

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