Novel Cu nanowires/graphene as the back contact for CdTe solar cells

Advanced Functional Materials

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1267-1271

  Liang, Jun ^a   Bi, Hui ^a   Wan, Dongyun ^a   Huang, Fuqiang ^a,b  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

back contacts; CdTe solar cells; Cu nanowires; graphene

Indexed keywords

BACK CONTACT; CDTE CELLS; CDTE LAYERS; CDTE SOLAR CELLS; CU DIFFUSION; CU NANOWIRES; CU THIN FILM; ELECTRICAL TRANSPORT; GRAPHENE SHEETS; HIGH ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; INTERMEDIATE LAYERS; N-METHYL PYRROLIDINONE; PERCOLATING NETWORKS; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES;

ASPECT RATIO; CADMIUM TELLURIDE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GRAPHENE; NANOWIRES; TRANSPORTATION ROUTES;

COPPER;

EID: 84858409027     PISSN: 1616301X     EISSN: 16163028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201102809     Document Type: Article

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