The influence of the substrate temperature on the photovoltaic properties of spray-deposited CdS:In thin films

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 256, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3541-3545

  Ikhmayies, Shadia J ^a   Ahmad Bitar, Riyad N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Semiconductors; Spray pyrolysis; Thin films; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; ENERGY GAP; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; THIN FILMS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES; GLASS SUBSTRATES; HEXAGONAL PHASE; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; POLYCRYSTALLINE; SPRAY-DEPOSITED; SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE; TRANSMITTANCE MEASUREMENTS;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 77649185322     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2009.12.104     Document Type: Article

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