Effects of high-temperature annealing on ultra-thin CdTe solar cells

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 520, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 563-568

  Xia, Wei ^a   Lin, Hao ^a   Wu, Hsiang N ^a   Tang, Ching W ^a  

^a University of Rochester   (United States)

Author keywords

Annealing; Cadmium chloride; Cadmium telluride; Chemical treatment; Solar cells; Surface treatment; Thin films

Indexed keywords

CDS/CDTE SOLAR CELLS; CDTE; CDTE SOLAR CELLS; CHEMICAL TREATMENT; CRYSTALLINITIES; GRAIN-BOUNDARY DEFECTS; HIGH-TEMPERATURE ANNEALING; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENTS; PROCESS STEPS; SPECTRAL DECONVOLUTION; ULTRA-THIN;

ANNEALING; CADMIUM; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM TELLURIDE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN GROWTH; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFUR; SURFACE TREATMENT;

CADMIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 80054014596     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2011.06.097     Document Type: Article

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