TY - JOUR
T1 - Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells
T2 - device stability based on chemical flexibility
AU - Guillemoles, Jean François
AU - Rau, Uwe
AU - Kronik, Leeor
AU - Schock, Hans Werner
AU - Cahen, David
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - The proven remarkable stability and radiation hardness of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) solar cells stand in contradiction to the fact that CIGS shows both short-range and long-range instabilities. This work suggests that these instabilities may in fact be a prerequisite for CIGS's stability as they allow a degree of flexibility or smartness in accommodating externally imposed changes. Two self-healing cycles are proposed, in which copper species play an important role.
AB - The proven remarkable stability and radiation hardness of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) solar cells stand in contradiction to the fact that CIGS shows both short-range and long-range instabilities. This work suggests that these instabilities may in fact be a prerequisite for CIGS's stability as they allow a degree of flexibility or smartness in accommodating externally imposed changes. Two self-healing cycles are proposed, in which copper species play an important role.
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U2 - 10.1002/(SICI)1521-4095(199908)11:11<957::AID-ADMA957>3.0.CO;2-1
DO - 10.1002/(SICI)1521-4095(199908)11:11<957::AID-ADMA957>3.0.CO;2-1
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AN - SCOPUS:0032691462
SN - 0935-9648
VL - 11
SP - 957
EP - 961
JO - Advanced Materials
JF - Advanced Materials
IS - 11
ER -