Improved performance of CdTe solar cells with CdS treatment

Solar Energy

Volumn 115, Issue , 2015, Pages 603-612

  Li, Hui ^a   Liu, Xiangxin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

CdS cooling process; CdTe solar cells; Radio frequency magnetron sputtering; Thin film solar cells

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM SULFIDE; CADMIUM TELLURIDE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; COOLING; DEPOSITION; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INDUSTRIAL HEATING; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; RADIO WAVES; THIN FILMS;

ATOMIC RATIO; CDTE SOLAR CELLS; COOLING PROCESS; CRYSTALLINE QUALITY; LARGEST GRAIN SIZES; RADIO FREQUENCY MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; REHEATING PROCESS; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR CELLS;

CHLORIDE; COOLING; CRYSTALLINITY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FUEL CELL; HEATING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84926013870     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2015.02.044     Document Type: Article

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