Semiconductor thin films by chemical bath deposition for solar energy related applications

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 52, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 313-344

  Nair, P K ^a   Nair, M T S ^a   Garcia V M ^a   Arenas, O L ^a   Pena Y ^a   Castillo, A ^a   Ayala, I T ^a   Gomezdaza, O ^a   Sanchez A ^a   Campos, J ^a   Hu, H ^a   Suarez R ^a   Rincon M E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Growth curves; Optical and electrical properties; Thin films

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; COATING TECHNIQUES; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FILM GROWTH; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS; SOLAR ENERGY; THIN FILMS; TIN COMPOUNDS; ZINC SULFIDE;

CHEMICAL BATH DEPOSITION;

SOLAR ABSORBERS;

EID: 0032049033     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(97)00237-7     Document Type: Article

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