Analytical characterization of cadmium cyanamide in CdS thin films and bulk precipitates produced from CBD process in pilot plant

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 399-419

  Malinowska, B ^a   Rakib, M ^a   Durand, G ^a  

^a ECOLE CENTRALE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Annealing; Cadmium cyanamide; Cadmium sulfide; Chemical bath deposition

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ANNEALING; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CHARACTERIZATION; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

CADMIUM CYNAMIDE; CHEMICAL BATH DEPOSITION; THIN FILM FABRICATION; WELL-CLOSED REACTORS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 15744399197     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2004.08.004     Document Type: Article

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