Three dimensionally structured CdTe thin-film photovoltaic devices with self-aligned back-contacts: Electrodeposition on interdigitated electrodes

Journal of the Electrochemical Society

Volumn 156, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Josell, D ^a   Beauchamp, C R ^a   Jung, S ^b,c   Hamadani, B H ^b   Motayed, A ^a   Richter, L J ^b   Williams, M ^a   Bonevich, J E ^a   Shapiro, A ^a   Zhitenev, N ^b   Moffat, T P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM TELLURIDE; CANDIDATE MATERIALS; CDTE; DEPOSITION CONDITIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL DEPOSITION; ELECTROCHEMICAL DEPOSITION PROCESS; ELECTRODE GEOMETRIES; INTER-DIGITATED ELECTRODES; LOW COSTS; QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT; SELF-ALIGNED; THIN-FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS;

CADMIUM; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTRODEPOSITION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; REDUCTION; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; THIN FILM DEVICES;

ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES;

EID: 67650590938     PISSN: 00134651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1149/1.3148182     Document Type: Article

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