AFM	Atomic Force Microscopy
ALD	Atomic Layer Deposition
AZO	Aluminum doped Zinc Oxide
CBD	Chemical Bath Deposition
CIGS	Cu(In, Ga)Se2
DC	Direct Current
ZSW	Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg
EDX	Energy dispersive X-Ray Spectrometry
EELS	Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy
SEM	Scanning Electron Microscopy
TEM	Transmittance Electron Microscopy
PET	Polyethylene Terephthalate
PVD	Physical Vapor Deposition
RC	Cyclical report
RF	Radiofrequency
SAED	Selected Area Electron Diffraction
Sccm	Standard Cubic Centimeter per Minute (cm3/min)
SLG	Soda Lime Glass
TCO	Transparent Conductive Oxide
XPS	X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
XRD	X-Rays Diffraction
Zn(O,S)	zinc Oxysulfide
ZnO	Zinc-Oxyde
ZnO:Al	Aluminum Doped Zinc Oxide
ZnS	Zinc Sulfide