Characterization of the SnO2:F/CdS:In structures prepared by the spray pyrolysis technique

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 878-883

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

CdS CdTe solar cells; Heterojunctions; II IV compounds; Interdiffusion; Spray pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

BI-LAYER; CDS; CDS/CDTE SOLAR CELLS; GLASS SUBSTRATES; II-IV COMPOUNDS; INTER-DIFFUSION; POLYCRYSTALLINE; QUASI-OHMIC; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; SPRAY-DEPOSITED; SPRAY-PYROLYSIS TECHNIQUES; TRANSMITTANCE CURVES; X-RAY DIFFRACTOGRAMS; XRD PATTERNS;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CADMIUM SULFIDE SOLAR CELLS; GLASS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; OHMIC CONTACTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

SPRAY PYROLYSIS;

EID: 77949658058     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.01.011     Document Type: Article

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