Independent growth of CdTe nanorod arrays on different substrates with enhanced photoelectrical property

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Luo, Bingwei ^a   Deng, Yuan ^a   Wang, Yao ^a   Tan, Ming ^a   Cao, Lili ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Photoelectrical property; Physical vapor deposition processes; Semiconductors

Indexed keywords

BOROSILICATE GLASS; CADMIUM TELLURIDE; ENERGY CONVERSION; FREE ENERGY; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; LIGHT; PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SOLAR ENERGY; SUBSTRATES;

BROAD ABSORPTIONS; DIFFERENT SUBSTRATES; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; MAGNETRON-SPUTTERING DEPOSITION; PHOTO-ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION PROCESS; SHORT-CIRCUIT PHOTOCURRENT; ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT;

NANORODS;

CADMIUM DERIVATIVE; CADMIUM TELLURIDE; NANOROD; SILICON DIOXIDE; TIN OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICONDUCTOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 84861886257     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-012-0946-x     Document Type: Article

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