Effects of Cu from ZnTe:Cu CONTACTS in CdS/CdTe cells

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn 2000-January, Issue , 2000, Pages 654-657

  Gessert, T A ^a   Duda, A ^a   Asher, S E ^a   Narayanswamy, C ^a   Rose, D ^b  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b FIRST SOLAR   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CONTACT RESISTANCE; COPPER; DEPOSITION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

CONTACT DEPOSITION; CONTACT INTERFACE; CU CONCENTRATIONS; DEPOSITION TEMPERATURES; HIGH RESOLUTION; RESISTANCE LOSS; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROSCOPY; SPECIFIC CONTACT RESISTANCES;

CADMIUM SULFIDE;

EID: 84949557094     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2000.915929     Document Type: Conference Paper

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