Cathodoluminescence of Cu diffusion in CdTe thin films for CdTe/CdS solar cells

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 81, Issue 16, 2002, Pages 2962-2964

  Romero, Manuel J ^a   Albin, David S ^a   Al Jassim, Mowafak M ^a   Wu, Xuanzhi ^a   Moutinho, Helio R ^a   Dhere, Ramesh G ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTOR STATE; CATHODOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; CDTE; CDTE/CDS; CU DIFFUSION; HIGH-EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELLS;

CADMIUM TELLURIDE; CATHODOLUMINESCENCE; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; THIN FILMS;

COPPER;

EID: 79955987473     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1515119     Document Type: Article

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