Chalcogenides: crystallochemistry and photovoltaics

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Adolescebat autem obstinatum propositum erga haec et similia multa scrutanda, stimulos admovente regina, quae abrupte mariti fortunas trudebat in exitium praeceps, cum eum potius lenitate feminea ad veritatis humanitatisque viam reducere utilia suadendo deberet, ut in Gordianorum actibus factitasse Maximini truculenti illius imperatoris rettulimus coniugem.

Crystallochemistry

Mayté Caldès (CR-HDR), Nicolas Barreau (MC-HDR), Catherine Guillot-Deudon (IR), Philippe Deniard (DR), Sylvie Harel (MC), Stéphane Jobic (DR), Alain Lafond (PR), Camille Latouche (MC), Michaël Paris (IR), Angélica Thoméré (PhD student)

Thin film technology offers significant potential for low-cost high-efficiency photovoltaic (PV) devices. Chalcogenide based material are good candidates as absorbers in solar cells. We are involved in the crystal chemistry investigation of these compounds such as Cu(In,Ga)Se2 and Cu2ZnSnS4 as well as in the design of new photovoltaic chalcogenides. The main goal is to evidence the structure-properties relationship.