Thin-film photovoltaics

Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1208-1214

  Dhere, Neelkanth G ^a   Dhere, Ramesh G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPING LEVEL; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

AMORPHOUS SILICON; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; COPPER; DEPOSITION; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; OHMIC CONTACTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 31044456833     PISSN: 07342101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1116/1.1897697     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (40)

1. K. Zweibel, H. S. Ullal, and B. von Roedern, Photon International (Publishing and Editorial Office, Solar Verlag GmbH, Aachen, Germany, 2004), p. 48.
2. J. J. Loferski, J. Appl. Phys. 27, 777 (1956).
3. D. A. Cusano, Solid-State Electron. 6, 217 (1963).
4. E. I. Adirovich, Y. M. Yuabov and G. R. Yagudev, Sov. Phys. Semicond. 3, 61 (1969).
5. D. Bonnet and H. Robenhorst, in Proceedings of the 9th IEEE PVSC (IEEE, New York, 1972), p. 129.
6. B. McCandless and J. Sites, in Handbook of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering, edited by, A. Luque, and, S. Hegedus, (Wiley, Chichester, England, 2003), p. 617.
7. T. Nakazawa, K. Takamizawa, and K. Ito, Appl. Phys. Lett. 50, 279 (1987).
8. Y. Tyan and E. A. Perez-Albuerene, in Proceedings of the 16th IEEE PVSC (IEEE, New York, 1982), p. 794.
9. P. V. Meyers, C. H. Liu, and T. J. Frey, U.S. Patent 4 710 589 (1987).
10. J. Britt and C. Ferekides, Appl. Phys. Lett. 62, 2851 (1993).
11. X. Wu, J. C. Keane, R. G. Dhere, D. Dehart, D. S. Albin, A. Duda, T. A. Gessert, S. Asher, D. Levi, and P. Sheldon, in Proceedings of the 17th European PVSEC Conference (2001), p. 995.
12. Physics and Chemistry of II-VI Compounds, edited by, M. Aven, and, J. S. Prener, (Wiley, New York, 1967).
13. K. Zanio, in Semiconductors and Semimetals, edited by, R. K. Willardson, and, A. C. Beer, (Academic, New York, 1978), Vol. 13.
14. R. H. Bube, A. L. Fahrenbruch, A. Lopez-Otero, K. Chien, M. Grimbergen, D. Kim, and P. Sharps, Final Report, SERI subcontract No. XB-5-05009-4.
15. R. Harper, S. Hwang, N. Giles, J. Schetzina, D. Dreifus, and T. Myers, Appl. Phys. Lett. 54, 170 (1989).
16. T. C. Anthony, A. L. Fahrenbruch, and R. H. Bube, J. Appl. Phys. 57, 400 (1985).
17. C. Ferekides, Ph.D. thesis, University of South Florida, 1992.
18. I. Clemminck, M. Burgelman, M. Casteleyn, J. De Poorter, and A. Vervaet, in Proc. of the 10th European PVSC Conference, 1991, p. 577.
19. R. G. Dhere, K. Ramanathan, B. M. Keyes, and H. R. Moutinho, Proceedings of the 12th Photovoltaic Program Review, AIP Conf. Proc. 306, 335 (1993).
20. R. G. Dhere, Ph.D. thesis, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1997.
21. R. G. Dhere, D. S. Albin, D. H. Rose, S. E. Asher, K. M. Jones, M. M. Al-Jassim, H. R. Moutinho, and P. Sheldon, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 426, 361 (1996).
22. D. Rose, Ph.D. thesis, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1998.
23. D. Bonnet, in Proceedings of the 19th European PVSEC, Paris, (2004).
24. A. Rockett and R. Birkmire, J. Appl. Phys. 70, R81 (1991).
25. A. Zunger, S. B. Zhang, and Su-Huai Wei, in Proceedings of the 26th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists' Conference, Anaheim, CA (IEEE, New York, 1997), p. 313.
26. L. L. Kazmerski, M. S. Ayagari, and G. A. Sanborn, J. Appl. Phys. 46, 4865 (1975).
27. L. L. Kazmerski and G. A. Sanborn, J. Appl. Phys. 48, 3178 (1977).
28. R. A. Michelsen and W. S. Chen, in Proceedings of 7th International Conference on Ternary and Multinary Compounds, Snowmass, CO, 1986, p. 39.
29. K. Ramanathan, G. Teeter, J. C. Keane, and R. Noufi, Thin Solid Films (to be published).
30. R. Scheer, A. Neisser, K. Sakurai, P. Fons, and S. Niki, Appl. Phys. Lett. 82, 2091 (2003).
31. V. Probst, W. Stetter, J. Palm, S. Zweigart, M. Wendl, H. Vogt, K.-D. Ufert, H. Calwer, B. Freienstein, and F. H. Karg, in Proceedings of the 17th European PV Solar Energy Conference, Munich, 2001, p. 1005.
32. N. Meyer, I. Luck, U. Rühle, J. Klaer, R. Klenk, M. Ch. Lux-Steiner, and R. Scheer, in Proceedings of the 19th European PV Solar Energy Conference, Paris, 2004, p. 1698.
33. B. M. Keyes, F. Hasoon, P. Dippo, A. Balcioglu, and F. Abulfotuh, in Proceedings of the 26th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists' Conference, Anaheim, CA, IEEE, New York, 1997, p. 479.
34. A. Rockett, Thin Solid Films (to be published).
35. K. Zweibel, Environmental Aspects of PV Power Systems (Utrecht University, The Netherlands, 1997).
36. M. Spitzer, J. J. Loferski, and J. Shewchun, in Proceedings of 14th IEEE PVSC (IEEE, New York, 1980), p. 585.
37. O. Lundberg, M. Bodegard, J. Malmstrom, and L. Stolt, Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications 11, 77 (2003).
38. T. Negami, S. Nishiwaki, Y. Hashimoto, and N. Kohara, in Proceedings of 2nd WCPEC, Vienna, 1998, p. 1181.
39. D. Hariscos, S. Spiering, and M. Powalla, Thin Solid Films (to be published).
40. W. D. Westwood, S. M. Rossnagel, and J. J. Cuomo, Handbook of Plasma Processing Technology (William Andrew Publication, New York, 1990).