Thermal admittance spectroscopy study: Preliminary observations of a Meyer-Neldel relationship in CdTe devices

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 263-266

  Enzenroth, R A ^a   Barth, K L ^a   Sampath, W S ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CDTE DEVICES; MEYER-NELDEL RELATIONSHIP (MNR); THERMAL ADMITTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; THERMAL EMISSION OF CARRIERS;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTRON EMISSION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SPECTROSCOPY; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS;

ELECTRON TRAPS;

EID: 27944432947     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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