Atomic layer deposition of PbS-ZnS quantum wells for high-efficiency solar cells

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 000356-000360

  Dasgupta, Neil P ^a   Lee, Wonyoung ^a   Holme, Timothy P ^a   Prinz, Fritz B ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND GAPS; BARRIER MATERIAL; EFFECTIVE-MASS THEORY; HIGH-EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELLS; MATERIALS SELECTION; QUANTUM CONFINEMENT EFFECTS; QUANTUM WELL; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY (STM); ZNS BARRIER;

ENERGY GAP; QUANTUM CONFINEMENT; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; ZINC SULFIDE;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

EID: 77951576069     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2009.5411665     Document Type: Conference Paper

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