Impact of CdS annealing atmosphere on the performance of CdS-CdTe solar cell

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 350, Issue , 2015, Pages 14-18

  Maticiuc, N ^a   Spalatu, N ^a   Mikli, V ^a   Hiie, J ^a  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Annealing of CdS film; CdS CdTe solar cell; Chemical bath deposited CdS; Oxychloride component; Porous CdS film

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CADMIUM SULFIDE SOLAR CELLS; CADMIUM TELLURIDE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DEPOSITION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINTERING; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILMS; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CDS FILMS; CDTE SOLAR CELLS; CHEMICAL-BATH DEPOSITION; CLOSE SPACED SUBLIMATION; HIGH-TEMPERATURE DEPOSITION; OXYCHLORIDES; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENTS; SOLAR CELL PARAMETERS;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84937702161     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.01.172     Document Type: Conference Paper

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