journal article·2022-11

Analysis of opto-electrical, trap complexity and defect density in Cu–Zn–Ge–S/Se kesterite thin-film solar cell

Benisha Chris A., Soumyaranjan Routray, Yehia Massoud

Optical Materials· Volume 133
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