Effect of in situ UHV CdCl2-activation on the electronic properties of CdTe thin film solar cells

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 431-432, Issue , 2003, Pages 84-89

  Schulmeyer, T ^a   Fritsche, J ^a   Thissen A ^a   Klein, A ^a   Jaegermann, W ^a   Campo, M ^b   Beier, J ^b  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b ANTEC Technology GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activation; Cadmium telluride; Photoelectron spectroscopy; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM ALLOYS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; FERMI LEVEL; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 9144265339     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-6090(03)00207-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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