Optimum performance solar cells using atmospheric pressure chemical vapour deposition deposited TCOs

International Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 816-827

  Yates, H M ^a   Evans, P ^a   Sheel, D W ^a   Remes Z ^b   Vanecek, M ^b   Dagkaldiran, U ^c   Gordijn, A ^c   Finger, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^c FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

APCVD; F doped sno2; Optical absorbance; Solar cell; TCO

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOCHIPS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CRYSTALLINITY; ENERGY CONVERSION; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING OXIDES;

APCVD; CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY; F-DOPED SNO2; HIGH QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; OPTICAL ABSORBANCE; OPTICAL MEASUREMENT; OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

EID: 68149106176     PISSN: 14757435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2009.026742     Document Type: Article

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