Spray-deposited Al-doped ZnO transparent contacts for CdTe solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 101, Issue , 2012, Pages 283-288

  Crossay, A ^a   Buecheler, S ^a   Kranz, L ^a   Perrenoud, J ^a   Fella, C M ^a   Romanyuk, Y E ^a   Tiwari, A N ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Al doped ZnO; CdTe; Thin film solar cells; Ultrasonic spray pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

AL-DOPED ZNO; ALCOHOLIC SOLUTIONS; ALUMINUM CHLORIDES; AMBIENT ATMOSPHERE; AZO FILMS; BOROSILICATE SUBSTRATES; CDTE; CDTE SOLAR CELLS; DOPING LEVELS; ELECTRICAL CONTACTS; FILM MORPHOLOGY; OPTIMIZED CONDITIONS; SOLAR-CELL APPLICATIONS; SPRAY-DEPOSITED; SPRAY-PYROLYSIS TECHNIQUES; SPRAYED SOLUTION; SPRAYING PARAMETERS; STABILIZING AGENTS; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; ULTRASONIC SPRAY PYROLYSIS; WAVELENGTH RANGES;

ACETIC ACID; ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; CADMIUM TELLURIDE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; THIN FILMS; VAPOR DEPOSITION; ZINC OXIDE;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 84859531076     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.02.008     Document Type: Article

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