Processing effects on the structure of CdTe, CdS and SnO2 thin films

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 83-93

  Ahmad Bitar, R ^a   Arafah, D E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Interdiffusion; Photoluminescence; Rutherford backscattering; Solar cells; Thin films

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; HEAT TREATMENT; HETEROJUNCTIONS; INTERDIFFUSION (SOLIDS); LIGHT TRANSMISSION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; RUTHERFORD BACKSCATTERING SPECTROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING TIN COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILM DEVICES;

CADMIUM SULFIDE; CADMIUM TELLURIDE; TIN OXIDE;

SEMICONDUCTING FILMS;

EID: 0032000013     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(97)00211-0     Document Type: Article

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