A study of the depth dependence of photoluminescence from thin film CdS/CdTe solar cells using bevel etched samples

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 322, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 314-318

  Halliday, D P ^a   Eggleston, J M ^a   Durose, K ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CdTe CdS solar cell; Photoluminescence

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; ETCHING; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; THIN FILMS;

BEVEL ETCH TECHNIQUE;

CADMIUM SULFIDE SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0032496493     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-6090(97)00917-6     Document Type: Article

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