Effect of sodium on recrystallization and photovoltaic properties of CdTe solar cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 105, Issue , 2012, Pages 213-219

  Kranz, L ^a   Perrenoud, J ^a   Pianezzi, F ^a   Gretener, C ^a   Rossbach, P ^a   Buecheler, S ^a   Tiwari, A N ^a  

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

Author keywords

CdTe; Diffusion barrier; Doping; Recrystallization; Sodium; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTOR DENSITY; ACTIVE LAYER; CDS; CDTE; CDTE SOLAR CELLS; DIFFUSION BARRIER LAYERS; DIRECT CONTACT; DOPING EFFECTS; GLASS SUBSTRATES; ISLAND FORMATION; LOW COSTS; LOW-TEMPERATURE GROWN; PHOTOVOLTAIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; SMALL CONCENTRATION; SODA LIME GLASS; SPACE CHARGE REGIONS; ZNO;

CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DETERIORATION; DIFFUSION BARRIERS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); GLASS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN GROWTH; LIME; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; RECRYSTALLIZATION (METALLURGY); SODIUM; SOLAR CELLS; SUBSTRATES; TEMPERATURE; ZINC OXIDE;

CADMIUM TELLURIDE;

EID: 84863461850     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.06.019     Document Type: Article

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