Determination of optical and mechanical properties of Nb 2 O 5 thin films for solar cells application

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 301, Issue , 2014, Pages 63-69

  Mazur, M ^a   Szymanska M ^b,c   Kaczmarek, D ^a   Kalisz, M ^b,c   Wojcieszak, D ^a   Domaradzki, J ^a   Placido, F ^d,e  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b MOTOR TRANSPORT INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^c WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^e SUPA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Microwave assisted reactive magnetron sputtering; Niobium pentoxide; Optical properties; Solar cells; Surface and mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTIC MODULI; FILM PREPARATION; FREE ENERGY; HARDNESS; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NIOBIUM OXIDE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ANTI REFLECTIVE COATINGS; NANOINDENTATION TECHNIQUES; NIOBIUM PENTOXIDE; OPTICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; REACTIVE MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ROUGHNESS; SURFACE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY STUDIES;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 84897912171     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.01.144     Document Type: Conference Paper

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