Characterization of Al/Cu3BiS3/buffer/ZnO solar cells structure by TEM

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Mesa, F ^a,b   Dussan, A ^a   Sandino, J ^a,c   Lichte, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD LIBRE   (Colombia)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atomic clusters; Cu3BiS3; Interdiffusion; Solar cells; TEM

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM METALLOGRAPHY; BUFFER LAYERS; COPPER COMPOUNDS; DEPOSITION; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; INTERDIFFUSION (SOLIDS); SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZINC SULFIDE;

AMORPHOUS STRUCTURES; ATOMIC CLUSTERS; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; CU3BIS3; DEPOSITION CONDITIONS; ELECTRICAL CONTACTS; NANOCRYSTALLINES; POLYCRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE;

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS;

ALUMINUM; BISMUTH; BUFFER; COPPER; INDIUM; NANOCRYSTAL; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ELECTRICITY; FILM; GRAIN; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLAR CELL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84864693727     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-012-1054-7     Document Type: Article

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