Zinc oxide grown by CVD process as transparent contact for thin film solar cell applications

Springer Series in Materials Science

Volumn 104, Issue , 2008, Pages 235-302

  Fay S ^a   Shah, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Free carrier absorption; Sheet resistance; Silicon solar cell; Solar cell; Substrate temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 85072842167     PISSN: 0933033X     EISSN: 21962812     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-73612-7_6     Document Type: Chapter

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