A study of vapor CdCl2 treatment by CSS in CdS/CdTe solar cells

Solar Energy

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1020-1026

  Rios Flores, A ^a   Pena J L ^a   Castro Pena V ^a   Ares, O ^a   Castro Rodriguez R ^a   Bosio, A ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

CdS CdTe solar cells; Intermixing; Vapor CdCl2 treatment

Indexed keywords

CDS/CDTE; CDS/CDTE SOLAR CELLS; CLOSE SPACED SUBLIMATION; EXPOSURE-TIME; FILL FACTOR; IN-CELL; ONE STEP; PHOTOVOLTAIC PARAMETERS; SOURCE TEMPERATURE; SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE; TREATMENT TIME;

CADMIUM SULFIDE SOLAR CELLS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SUBSTRATES; VAPORS;

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS;

ANNEALING; CADMIUM; CHLORIDE; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; SUBLIMATION;

EID: 77953130010     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2010.03.010     Document Type: Article

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