Effects of postdeposition heat-treatment on morphology and microstructure of CdTe grown by electrodeposition

Journal of the Electrochemical Society

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 517-523

  Qi, Bin ^a,b   Kim, Donghwan ^a,c   Williamson, D L ^a   Trefny, John U ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b University of Hawaii at Manoa   (United States)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ANNEALING; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; ELECTRODEPOSITION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MORPHOLOGY; RECRYSTALLIZATION (METALLURGY); RESIDUAL STRESSES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL EFFECTS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CADMIUM TELLURIDE; NEAR RANDOM ORIENTATION; POST DEPOSITION HEAT TREATMENT; ZINC BLENDE STRUCTURE;

CADMIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0030086866     PISSN: 00134651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1149/1.1836474     Document Type: Article

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