Photoluminesence studies of CdTe/SnO2 and CdTe/CdS heterojunctions: The influence of oxygen and the CdCl2 heat treatment

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 519, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 7176-7179

  Vatavu, Sergiu ^a   Zhao, Hehong ^b,d   Caraman, Iuliana ^c   Gasin, Petru ^a   Ferekides, Chris ^b  

^a MOLDOVA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Moldova)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c VASILE ALECSANDRI UNIVERSITY OF BACAU   (Romania)

^d Surya Power Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

CdS; CdTe; Heterojunction; Oxygen; Photoluminescence (PL)

Indexed keywords

CDS; CDS/CDTE; CDTE; CDTE/CDS HETEROJUNCTION; DEFECT BANDS; EXCITATION INTENSITY; INFLUENCE OF OXYGEN; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM; PHOTOLUMINESENCE; PL SPECTRA; TEMPERATURE RANGE;

CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; DEFECTS; OXYGEN; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

EID: 80052163069     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2011.01.372     Document Type: Conference Paper

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