Alkali doping strategies for flexible and light-weight Cu2ZnSnSe4 solar cells
Authors:
- Simón López-MarinoSLSimón López-Marino
- Yudania SánchezYSYudania Sánchez
- Xavier AlcobéXAXavier Alcobé
- Markus NeuschitzerMNMarkus Neuschitzer
- Ignacio BecerrilIBIgnacio Becerril
- Sergio GiraldoSGSergio Giraldo
- Mirjana DimitrievskaMDMirjana Dimitrievska
- Marcel PlacidiMPMarcel Placidi
- Victor Izquierdo-RocaVIVictor Izquierdo-Roca
- 6 January 2016
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of Materials Chemistry A
- Vol. 4 (5) , 1895-1907
Abstract
Different alkali doping methods to introduce Na and/or K in flexible and light-weight Cu2ZnSnSe4 solar cells were compared. A maximum efficiency of 6.1% was achieved.Keywords
Funding Information
- Seventh Framework Programme (FP7-PEOPLE-2012-ITN-316488)
- China Scholarship Council (201206340113)
- Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (BES-2014-068533, FPDI-2013-18968, PCIN-2013-128-C02-01, PTA2012-7852 A, RYC-2011-09212)
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