Growth and characterization of Cd1-xMgxTe thin films for possible application in high-efficiency solar cells

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 160-163

  Kobyakov, Pavel S ^a   Geisthardt, Russell ^a   Cote, Tyler ^a   Sampath, W S ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

cadmium; magnesium; photovoltaic cells; tellurium; wide band gap semiconductors

Indexed keywords

CDS/CDTE; CDTE; CDTE SOLAR CELLS; CO-EVAPORATIONS; GRAIN SIZE; HIGH-EFFICIENCY SOLAR CELLS; LARGE-AREA DEPOSITION; MG INCORPORATION; OPTICAL MEASUREMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC DIODES; SEM IMAGING; SPATIAL UNIFORMITY; WIDE-BAND-GAP SEMICONDUCTOR; XPS ANALYSIS;

CADMIUM; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CADMIUM TELLURIDE; ENERGY GAP; EVAPORATION; MAGNESIUM; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS; TELLURIUM; THIN FILMS; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

DEPOSITION;

EID: 84869400307     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2012.6317591     Document Type: Conference Paper

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