Local electrical characterization of cadmium telluride solar cells using low-energy electron beam

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 117, Issue , 2013, Pages 499-504

  Yoon, Heayoung P ^a,b   Haney, Paul M ^a   Ruzmetov, Dmitry ^a,b   Xu, Hua ^a,b   Leite, Marina S ^a,b   Hamadani, Behrang H ^a   Talin, A Alec ^a   Zhitenev, Nikolai B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

CdTe; EBIC; Electron beam; FIB; Grain boundary; Local characterization

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM TELLURIDE SOLAR CELLS; CDTE; EBIC; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION; ELECTRON-BEAM-INDUCED CURRENT; FIB; LOW ENERGY ELECTRON BEAMS; PHOTOGENERATED CARRIERS;

CADMIUM TELLURIDE; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SOLAR CELLS;

ELECTRIC CURRENTS;

EID: 84882316470     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.07.024     Document Type: Article

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