Fabrication and characterization of Cd-enriched CdTe thin films by close spaced sublimation

Journal of Coatings Technology and Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 251-256

  Arif Khan, M ^a   Shah, Nazar A ^b   Ali, A ^a   Basharat, M ^a   Hannan, M A ^a   Maqsood, A ^c  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b COMSATS Institute of Information Technology ^*  (Pakistan)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cadmium telluride; Coatings; Resistivity; Thin film; Transmission

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM TELLURIDE; COATINGS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS; SUBLIMATION; SUBSTRATES; TRANSMISSIONS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CLOSE SPACED SUBLIMATION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; INCREASING TEMPERATURES; POLYCRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; PREFERRED ORIENTATIONS; SEMICONDUCTING BEHAVIOR; STRUCTURAL INVESTIGATION;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 63949084225     PISSN: 15470091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11998-008-9111-y     Document Type: Article

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