New ways of developing glass/conducting glass/CdS/CdTe/metal thin-film solar cells based on a new model

Semiconductor Science and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1238-1248

  Dharmadasa, I M ^a   Samantilleke, A P ^a   Chaure, N B ^a   Young, J ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FABRICATION; GLASS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS; SOLAR CELLS;

CONDUCTING GLASS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 0036903574     PISSN: 02681242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0268-1242/17/12/306     Document Type: Article

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