Correlation of surface phases with electrical behavior in thin-film CdTe devices

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 431-432, Issue , 2003, Pages 249-256

  McCandless, B E ^a   Hegedus, S S ^a   Birkmire, R W ^a   Cunningham, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b BP Solar ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cadmium telluride; Solar cells; Surface composition; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRODEPOSITION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; HEAT TREATMENT; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM TELLURIDE; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE STRUCTURE; THERMAL DIFFUSION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 0037680546     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-6090(03)00266-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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