Effect of chlorine activation treatment on electron beam induced current signal distribution of cadmium telluride thin film solar cells

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 16, 2013, Pages

  Zywitzki, Olaf ^a   Modes, Thomas ^a   Morgner, Henry ^a   Metzner, Christoph ^a   Siepchen, Bastian ^b   Späth, Bettina ^b   Drost, Christian ^b   Krishnakumar, Velappan ^b   Frauenstein, Sven ^b  

^a Fraunhofer Institute for Electron Beam and Plasma Technology   (Germany)

^b CTF Solar GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION TEMPERATURES; ACTIVATION TREATMENT; CADMIUM TELLURIDE THIN FILMS; CHLORINE ACTIVATION; ELECTRON-BEAM-INDUCED CURRENT; J-V CHARACTERISTICS; SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CADMIUM TELLURIDE; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN GROWTH; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS;

ELECTRIC CURRENTS;

EID: 84887293117     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4827204     Document Type: Article

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