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CuInSe2 and CuInS2, ternary compounds consisting of I B, III A, and VI A elements, are adopted as absorption layers of copper indium selenium (CIS) thin-film solar cells. Copper indium gallium selenium (CIGS) solar cells are developed when Ga is doped into the CIS thin-film solar cells to replace part of the elements of the cells. The crystal structures with similar component ratios (e.g., CuInSe2 (ABC2) solar cells) exhibit high similarity to chalcopyrite structure. Chalcopyrite structure is largely identical to the diamond structure; it is an ordered structure with I and III elements replacing II elements.

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Zhang, C., Zhang, J., Ma, X., Feng, Q. (2021). Cu(InGa)Se2 Solar Cell. In: Semiconductor Photovoltaic Cells. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9480-9_6

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