Morphological and chemical study of CdTe thin films annealed in CHClF2-O2 gas mixture

Solar Energy

Volumn 107, Issue , 2014, Pages 305-313

  Hernandez Rodriguez E ^a   Rejon V ^a   Riech, I ^b   Acosta, M ^b   Pena J L ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

CdS CdTe chlorination; CdTe annealing; Chlorine incorporation; Grain boundaries

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM TELLURIDE; CHLORINATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GAS MIXTURES; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MIXTURES; OXYGEN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THIN FILMS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CDS/CDTE; CDS/CDTE SOLAR CELLS; CDTE; CLOSE SPACE SUBLIMATIONS; EFFECT OF ANNEALING; GRAIN BOUNDARY WIDTHS; HIGH-RESOLUTION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES;

ANNEALING;

CHLORINATION; CHLORINE; MORPHOLOGY; OXIDATION; OXIDE; OXYGEN; PRESSURE EFFECT;

EID: 84903469801     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.04.032     Document Type: Article

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