Sputtered CdS/CdTe solar cells with MoO3-x/Au back contacts

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 113, Issue , 2013, Pages 26-30

  Paudel, N R ^a   Compaan, A D ^a   Yan, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadmium telluride; II VI; Moly oxide; Solar cell; Sputtering

Indexed keywords

BACK CONTACT; CDS/CDTE; CDS/CDTE SOLAR CELLS; CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT; FILL FACTOR; HIGH RESISTIVITY; II-VI; MOLY-OXIDE; OPTIMAL THICKNESS; PILKINGTON; SERIES RESISTANCES; SODA LIME GLASS;

CADMIUM TELLURIDE; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; GOLD DEPOSITS; MOLYBDENUM OXIDE; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SOLAR CELLS; SPUTTERING; THERMAL EVAPORATION; THERMAL STRESS;

CADMIUM SULFIDE SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84874699690     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.01.041     Document Type: Article

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