Atomic scale structure and its impact on the band gap energy for Cu2Zn(Sn,Ge)Se(4)kesterite alloys

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Atomic scale structure and its impact on the band gap energy for Cu2Zn(Sn,Ge)Se(4)kesterite alloys

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