Comparison of ITO/metal/ITO and ZnO/metal/ZnO characteristics as transparent electrodes for third generation solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 100, Issue , 2012, Pages 153-161

  Girtan, Mihaela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

Author keywords

Solar cells; Transparent conducting electrodes

Indexed keywords

FIGURES OF MERITS; IDENTICAL CONDITIONS; INERT ATMOSPHERES; METALLIC INTERLAYER; METALLIC TARGETS; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; MULTILAYER STRUCTURES; OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; PET SUBSTRATE; REACTIVE ATMOSPHERES; SINGLE OXIDES; SPUTTERING DEPOSITION; SUBSTRATE NATURE; THIRD GENERATION; TRANSPARENT CONDUCTING ELECTRODES; TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE; ZNO;

ELECTRODES; FILM PREPARATION; GOLD; MULTILAYER FILMS; OXIDE FILMS; SILVER; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES; TIN; ZINC OXIDE;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 84857782427     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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