MOCVD of thin film photovoltaic solar cells-Next-generation production technology?

Journal of Crystal Growth

Volumn 310, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 5198-5203

  Irvine, S J C ^a   Barrioz, V ^a   Lamb, D ^a   Jones, E W ^a   Rowlands Jones, R L ^a  

^a Centre for Solar Energy Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A3. Metalorganic chemical vapour deposition; B1. Cadmium compounds; B2. Semiconducting II VI materials; B3. Solar cells

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CADMIUM ALLOYS; CELLS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER; CYTOLOGY; DEPOSITION; INDIUM; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM TELLURIDE; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; THICK FILMS; THIN FILM DEVICES; THIN FILMS; ZINC;

A3. METALORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION; B1. CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; B2. SEMICONDUCTING II-VI MATERIALS; B3. SOLAR CELLS; CADMIUM TELLURIDES; CDTE LAYERS; CHALCOGENIDE THIN FILMS; CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITIONS; COPPER INDIUM DISELENIDE; CURRENT GENERATIONS; LOW RESISTANCES; METAL ORGANIC; MODULE PRODUCTIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV); PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS; PHYSICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITIONS; PRODUCTION METHODS; PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES; SECOND GENERATIONS; WINDOW LAYERS;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 56249083109     PISSN: 00220248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2008.07.121     Document Type: Article

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