Performance Enhancement in Powder-Fabricated Cu2(ZnSn)Se4 Solar Cell by Roll Compression
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Discussion and Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Park, J.; Nam, H.; Song, B.-G.; Burak, D.; Jang, H.S.; Lee, S.Y.; Cho, S.-H.; Park, J.-K. Performance Enhancement in Powder-Fabricated Cu2(ZnSn)Se4 Solar Cell by Roll Compression. Materials 2023, 16, 1076. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16031076
Park J, Nam H, Song B-G, Burak D, Jang HS, Lee SY, Cho S-H, Park J-K. Performance Enhancement in Powder-Fabricated Cu2(ZnSn)Se4 Solar Cell by Roll Compression. Materials. 2023; 16(3):1076. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16031076
Chicago/Turabian StylePark, Jaehyun, Hyobin Nam, Bong-Geun Song, Darya Burak, Ho Seong Jang, Seung Yong Lee, So-Hye Cho, and Jong-Ku Park. 2023. "Performance Enhancement in Powder-Fabricated Cu2(ZnSn)Se4 Solar Cell by Roll Compression" Materials 16, no. 3: 1076. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16031076