Studies of RF sputtered Sb 2Te 3 thin films for back contacts to CdS/CdTe solar cells

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 001342-001345

  Paudel, N R ^a   Wieland, K A ^a   Nawarange, A V ^a   Sanchez, D A ^b   Gardinier, K ^b   Compaan, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b Alloy Customer Technical Service Department   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINOSILICATE GLASS; BACK CONTACT; CDS/CDTE SOLAR CELLS; CDTE; FILL-FACTOR; FOUR POINT PROBE; GRAIN SIZE; GROWTH MORPHOLOGY; METALLIC LUSTER; PLASMA CONDITIONS; SUBSTRATE TEMPERATURE;

ALUMINOSILICATES; CADMIUM SULFIDE SOLAR CELLS; EFFICIENCY; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HOLE MOBILITY; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SUBSTRATES; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

GOLD;

EID: 84861024195     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2011.6186206     Document Type: Conference Paper

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