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Reducing Parasitic Loss and Deep Defect Formation via Copper Doping Toward Highly Efficient Sb2Se3 Solar Cells
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Optimization of NiOₓ thin film properties and its impact on the performance of bifacial Sb₂Se₃ solar cells
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