Photoelectrochemical Characterization of CuInSe2 and Cu(In1-xGax)Se2 Thin Films for Solar Cells
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Heechang Ye,† Hyun S. Park,† Vahid A. Akhavan,‡ Brian W. Goodfellow,‡ Matthew G. Panthani,‡ Brian A. Korgel,‡ and Allen J. Bard*,† Center for Electrochemistry, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The UniVersity of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States, Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas Materials Institute, and Center for Nanoand Molecular Science and Technology, The UniVersity of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712-1062, United States
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