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Evaluation of different buffer materials for solar cells with wide-gap Cu<sub>2</sub>ZnGeS<sub>x</sub>Se<sub>4−x</sub> absorbers

Thomas Schnabel, Mahmoud Seboui, Andreas Bauer, Léo Choubrac, Ludovic Arzel, Sylvie Harel, Nicolas Barreau, Erik Ahlswede

RSC Advances · 2017 · 35 citations · 37 references

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In this work kesterite-type Cu<sub>2</sub>ZnGeS<sub>x</sub>Se<sub>4−x</sub> (CZGSSe) absorbers were coated with four different buffer layer materials: CdS, In<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub>, Zn(O,S) and CdIn<sub>2</sub>S<sub>4</sub>.

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