CdS 1-yTe y thin films: Production and bandgap investigation

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2613-2619

  Ikhmayies, Shadia J ^a   Ahmad Bitar, Riyad N ^b  

^a ISRA UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Annealing; Bandgap engineering; CdS CdTe solar cells; CdS 1 yTe y solid solution; Spray pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

ABSORBANCES; ABSORBER LAYERS; BAND GAP ENERGY; BAND GAP ENGINEERING; CDS; CDS/CDTE SOLAR CELLS; CDTE; EFFICIENCY LIMITATIONS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; GLASS SUBSTRATES; HEXAGONAL PHASE; LOW COST METHODS; NITROGEN ATMOSPHERES; OPTICAL BAND GAP ENERGY; SECOND DERIVATIVES; SPRAY-PYROLYSIS TECHNIQUES; TE VAPOR; WINDOW LAYER;

ANNEALING; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CADMIUM SULFIDE SOLAR CELLS; CADMIUM TELLURIDE; ENERGY GAP; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLID SOLUTIONS; SPRAY PYROLYSIS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; VAPORS;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS;

ADSORPTION; ANNEALING; BIOFILM; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL CELL; GLASS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PYROLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFIDE GROUP;

EID: 84865576640     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2012.05.032     Document Type: Article

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