Photoelectrochemical performance of sprayed n-CdIn2Se4 photoanodes

Solar Energy

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 325-333

  Nikale, V M ^a   Shinde, S S ^a   Babar, A R ^a   Bhosale, C H ^a   Rajpure, K Y ^a  

^a SHIVAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

CdIn2Se4 thin films; Efficiency; Photoelectrochemical properties; Spray pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS MEDIA; CDIN2SE4 THIN FILMS; COATED GLASS SUBSTRATES; DECAY CHARACTERISTICS; DONOR CONCENTRATIONS; EQUI-MOLAR SOLUTION; FILL FACTOR; FLAT BAND; GARTNER; INDIUM SELENIDE; INDIUM TRICHLORIDE; MINORITY CARRIER DIFFUSION LENGTH; MOTT-SCHOTTKY PLOTS; N-TYPE CONDUCTIVITY; PHOTO-ANODES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; QUALITY FACTORS; SELENOUREA; SERIES AND SHUNT RESISTANCES; SOLUTION CONCENTRATION; SPECTRAL RESPONSE; SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE; WHITE-LIGHT ILLUMINATION;

CADMIUM; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; INDIUM; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SODIUM; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS;

SPRAY PYROLYSIS;

CADMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; ESTIMATION METHOD; FILM; INORGANIC COMPOUND; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PYROLYSIS;

EID: 78651361733     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2010.11.020     Document Type: Article

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