Reverse-bias DLTS for investigation of the interface region in thin film solar cells

Opto-Electronics Review

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 346-349

  Igalson, M ^a   Zabierowski, P ^a   Romeo, A ^b   Stolt, L ^c  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CdTe; DLTS; Interface; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346743271     PISSN: 12303402     EISSN: 18963757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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