Photoelectrochemical properties of spray deposited n-CdSe thin films

Solar Energy

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 763-770

  Yadav, A A ^a   Barote, M A ^a   Masumdar, E U ^a  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

Author keywords

Chalcogenides; Efficiency; Fill factor; Photoelectrochemical cells; Spray pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; AS-DEPOSITED FILMS; CAPACITANCE-VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; CDSE FILMS; CDSE THIN FILMS; CELL CONFIGURATIONS; COATED GLASS SUBSTRATES; DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES; FILL FACTOR; FLUORINE DOPED TIN OXIDE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER; POLYCRYSTALLINE CADMIUM SELENIDE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SELENOUREA; SPECTRAL RESPONSE CHARACTERISTICS; SPRAY-DEPOSITED;

CADMIUM; CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORINE; OXIDE FILMS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; SODIUM; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; TIN; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS;

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CADMIUM; CRYSTALLINITY; CURRENT VELOCITY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FILM; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OXIDE; PYROLYSIS; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION; SPECTROSCOPY; SUBSTRATE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 77949914615     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2010.01.026     Document Type: Article

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