Photoluminescence characteristics of CdS layers deposited in a chemical bath and their correlation to CdS/CdTe solar cell performance

Solar Energy

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 682-686

  Mendoza Perez R ^a,b   Aguilar Hernandez J ^a   Sastre Hernandez J ^a   Ximello Quiebras, N ^a   Contreras Puente, G ^a   Santana Rodriguez G ^c   Vigil Galan O ^a   Moreno Garcia E ^a   Morales Acevedo, A ^d  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE LA CIUDAD DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

CdS; CdTe solar cells; Photoluminescence

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; METALLIC FILMS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SULFUR;

BATH SOLUTIONS; CHEMICAL BATH DEPOSITION (CBD); FILL FACTOR (FF); PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE;

SOLAR CELLS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; METALLIC FILMS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SULFUR;

DATA; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SULFUR;

EID: 33744922688     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2006.01.002     Document Type: Article

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