Wide range tuning of electrical conductivity of RF sputtered CdO thin films through oxygen partial pressure variation

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1077-1080

  Saha, B ^a   Thapa, R ^a   Chattopadhyay, K K ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Electrical conductivity; Optical properties; Sputtering

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; OXYGEN; PARTIAL PRESSURE; SPUTTERING; TRANSPARENCY;

CDO THIN FILMS; OPTICAL TRANSPARENCY; OXYGEN PARTIAL PRESSURE; RADIO FREQUENCY MAGNETRON SPUTTERING;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 45049084264     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.03.024     Document Type: Article

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