Optical and structural characterization of CdSxTe1-x thin films for solar cell applications

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 12, Issue 19, 2000, Pages 4433-4450

  Wood, D A ^a   Rogers, K D ^a   Lane, D W ^a   Coath, J A ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; LATTICE CONSTANTS; LIGHT EXTINCTION; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; RUTHERFORD BACKSCATTERING SPECTROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLID SOLUTIONS;

CADMIUM SULFUR TELLURIDE; KRAMERS-KRONIG TRANSFORM;

SEMICONDUCTING FILMS;

EID: 0033749932     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/12/19/312     Document Type: Article

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