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Effects of Production Parameters on Characteristic Properties of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Thin Film Derived by Solgel Process

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Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) thin films were obtained by solgel method on soda-lime glass substrates, economically. The optimum optical properties of CIGS thin films are obtained by varying the film layers. Besides, the solgel-derived CIGS thin films were thermally treated at different temperatures from 135 °C up to 200 °C. These results indicate that the transparent CIGS thin films derived by solgel process can be good candidates for the applications in optoelectronic devices.

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  1. Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Sengul Akyol & Huseyin Cimenoglu

  2. Energy Institute, Gedik University and Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Utku Canci Matur

  3. Energy Institute, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Nilgun Baydogan

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  1. Department of Energy Systems Engineering, Istanbul Bilgi University, Eyup-Istanbul, Turkey

    Ali Nezihi Bilge

  2. Department of Industrial Engineering, Istanbul Bilgi University, Eyup-Istanbul, Turkey

    Ayhan Özgür Toy

  3. Department of Energy Systems Engineering, Istanbul Bilgi University, Eyup-Istanbul, Turkey

    Mehmet Erdem Günay

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Akyol, S., Matur, U.C., Baydogan, N., Cimenoglu, H. (2015). Effects of Production Parameters on Characteristic Properties of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Thin Film Derived by Solgel Process. In: Bilge, A., Toy, A., Günay, M. (eds) Energy Systems and Management. Springer Proceedings in Energy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16024-5_19

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