RF sputtered wide work function indium molybdenum oxide thin films for solar cell applications

Solar Energy

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 726-731

  Elangovan, E ^a   Goncalves G ^a   Martins, R ^a   Fortunato, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Hall measurements; Indium molybdenum oxide thin films; Optical properties; Radio frequency sputtering

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINITY; GLASS SUBSTRATES; HALL COEFFICIENTS; HALL MEASUREMENTS; IMO FILMS; N-TYPE CONDUCTIVITIES; OPTICAL BAND-GAP; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; OXYGEN PARTIAL PRESSURES; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; POLY-CRYSTALLINE; PREFERENTIAL ORIENTATIONS; RADIO-FREQUENCY SPUTTERING; RF- MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; ROOM TEMPERATURES; SOLAR-CELL APPLICATIONS; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING OXIDES; VISIBLE TRANSMITTANCES;

ARGON; CONDUCTIVE FILMS; ELECTRODEPOSITION; INDIUM; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; MOLYBDENUM; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDE FILMS; OXYGEN; OXYGENATORS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; RANGE FINDING; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; THIN FILMS; WORK FUNCTION;

OPTICAL FILMS;

CONDUCTIVITY; CRYSTALLINITY; ELECTRON; GLASS; INDIUM; MOLYBDENUM; OXIDE; PARTIAL PRESSURE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; TRANSMITTANCE;

EID: 63449083309     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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