Hydrogen Effusion Experiments

Advanced Characterization Techniques for Thin Film Solar Cells

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 449-475

  Beyer, Wolfhard ^a   Einsele, Florian ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Quadrupole instruments; Surface desorption; Temperature programmed desorption (TPD); Thin film silicon; Transparent conducting oxide (TCO)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867497008     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527636280.ch17     Document Type: Chapter

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