Measurement of cooling rates of a superstrate cooling apparatus for an integrated in-line manufacturing process for thin-film photovoltaic devices

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

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Enzenroth, Robert A ^a   Barth, Kurt L ^a   Sampath, W S ^a   Manivannan, V ^a  

^a Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; COOLING SYSTEMS; GLASS; THIN FILMS; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

GAS PHASE; GLASS SUPERSTRATES; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; SUPERSTRATE COOLING;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 34248512921     PISSN: 07342101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1116/1.2464127     Document Type: Article

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