Photovoltaic applications and characterization of un-doped ZnO films prepared by direct current magnetron sputtering

Bandaoti Guangdian/Semiconductor Optoelectronics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 74-78

  Yang, Zhijun ^a   Wang, Bo ^a   Zhang, Jingquan ^a   Feng, Lianghuan ^a   Wu, Lili ^a   Li, Wei ^a   Li, Bing ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CdTe; DC magnetron sputtering; Solar cells; ZnO thin films

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874982495     PISSN: 10015868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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