Structural and chemical investigations of CBD- and PVD-CdS buffer layers and interfaces in Cu(In,Ga)Se2-based thin film solar cells

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 480-481, Issue , 2005, Pages 118-123

  Abou Ras, D ^a   Kostorz, G ^a   Romeo, A ^a   Rudmann, D ^a   Tiwari, A N ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

CdS buffer; Chemical bath deposition; Physical vapor deposition

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; DIFFUSION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BUFFER LAYERS; CDS BUFFER; CHEMICAL BATH DEPOSITION (CBD); THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

THIN FILM DEVICES;

EID: 18444417434     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2004.11.033     Document Type: Conference Paper

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