Mechanical properties and adhesion of CdTe/CdS thin film solar cells deposited on flexible foil substrates

Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings

Volumn 1165, Issue , 2010, Pages 67-72

  Hodges, D R ^a   Palekis, V ^a   Bhandaru, S ^a   Singh, K ^a   Morel, D ^a   Stefanakos, E K ^a   Ferekides, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFM; BAND GAPS; CDTE; CDTE SOLAR CELLS; CDTE/CDS THIN FILMS; CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION; COMPRESSIVE STRAIN; DEVICE FABRICATIONS; FILL FACTOR; HIGH-EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELLS; INTERFACE PROPERTY; MOLYBDENUM AND TUNGSTEN; OPTICAL ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; SEM; SPECTRAL MEASUREMENT; SUBSTRATE CURVATURE; SUPERSTRATES; XRD;

ADHESION; BIOMECHANICS; CADMIUM; CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM TELLURIDE; CELLS; FABRICATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLYBDENUM; OHMIC CONTACTS; OPTIMIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; TANTALUM; THERMAL EXPANSION; THIN FILMS; TUNGSTEN;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 77952049736     PISSN: 02729172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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