Piezo-effect and physics of CdS-based thin-film photovoltaics

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1-3

  Shvydka, Diana ^a   Drayton, J ^a   Compaan, A D ^a   Karpov, V G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL-INSULATOR-SEMICONDUCTOR MODE; PHOTOVOLTAICS; PIEZO-EFFECT;

CADMIUM SULFIDE; COPPER COMPOUNDS; MIM DEVICES; PIEZOELECTRICITY; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EID: 28344431987     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2056607     Document Type: Article

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