Spectrally and time resolved photoluminescence analysis of the CdS/CdTe interface in thin-film photovoltaic solar cells

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 102, Issue 17, 2013, Pages

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

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE SEPARATIONS; CU CONCENTRATIONS; MINORITY CARRIER LIFETIMES; MINORITY-CARRIER MOBILITY; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS; POLYCRYSTALLINE; TIME-RESOLVED PHOTOLUMINESCENCE;

CADMIUM SULFIDE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SEPARATION; SOLAR CELLS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

CADMIUM TELLURIDE;

EID: 84877276314     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4803911     Document Type: Article

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