The copper influence on the PL spectra of CdTe thin film as a component of the CdS/CdTe heterojunction

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 517, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2195-2201

  Vatavu, Sergiu ^a   Zhao, Hehong ^b   Caraman, Iuliana ^c   Gaşin, Petru ^a   Ferekides, Chris ^b  

^a MOLDOVA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Moldova)

^b University of South Florida   (United States)

^c VASILE ALECSANDRI UNIVERSITY OF BACAU   (Romania)

Author keywords

CdS; CdTe; Cu; Heterojunction; Photoluminescence (PL)

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CADMIUM TELLURIDE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COPPER; HETEROJUNCTIONS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE;

CDTE; COPPER LAYER; EXCITATION INTENSITY; EXCITATION WAVELENGTH; MEASUREMENT TEMPERATURES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM; PL SPECTRA; RADIATIVE TRANSITIONS;

II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS;

EID: 58949090462     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2008.10.087     Document Type: Article

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