Sputtered Cd1-xZnxTe films for top junctions in tandem solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 551-563

  Lee, Sung Hyun ^a   Gupta, Akhlesh ^a   Wang, Shanli ^a   Compaan, Alvin D ^a   McCandless, Brian E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cd1 xZnxTe; Post deposition treatment; Tandem cell

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CADMIUM ALLOYS; DEPOSITION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FILMS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CD1-XZNXTE; POLYCRYSTALLINE FILMS; POST-DEPOSITION TREATMENT; TANDEM CELL;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 13844316964     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2004.09.008     Document Type: Article

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