Optical-fiber-based, time-resolved photoluminescence spectrometer for thin-film absorber characterization and analysis of TRPL data for CdS/CdTe interface

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1721-1726

  Kuciauskas, Darius ^a   Duenow, Joel N ^a   Kanevce, Ana ^a   Li, Jian V ^a   Young, Matthew R ^a   Dippo, Pat ^a   Levi, Dean H ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

CdTe; lifetime; thin film photovoltaics; Time resolved photoluminescence

Indexed keywords

BACK CONTACT; CDS/CDTE; CDTE; CU-DOPING; DEVICE PROCESSING; LASER LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIFETIME; SEMICONDUCTOR ABSORBERS; SINGLE OPTICAL FIBERS; THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAICS; TIME-RESOLVED PHOTOLUMINESCENCE;

CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CHARACTERIZATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL FIBERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SPECTROMETERS; SPECTROMETRY;

PHOTOLUMINESCENCE;

EID: 84869451867     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2012.6317927     Document Type: Conference Paper

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