Fabrication and characterisations of n-CdS/p-PbS heterojunction solar cells using microwave-assisted chemical bath deposition

Solar Energy

Volumn 89, Issue , 2013, Pages 143-151

  Obaid, A S ^a,b   Hassan, Z ^a   Mahdi, M A ^a   Bououdina, M ^c  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANBAR   (Iraq)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

CdS; Nanocrystalline material; PbS; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

ABSORBER LAYERS; CDS; CHEMICAL BATH DEPOSITION METHODS; CHEMICAL-BATH DEPOSITION; FILL FACTOR; HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; J-V CHARACTERISTICS; LEAD SULFIDE; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED; MOLAR CONCENTRATION; MOLARITY; P-N JUNCTION; PBS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; STRUCTURAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; WINDOW LAYER;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; ITO GLASS; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SUN; TIN; TIN OXIDES;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

CADMIUM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FUEL CELL; INDIUM; LEAD; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR RADIATION; TIN;

EID: 84873842285     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2012.12.010     Document Type: Article

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