CdTe thin film solar cells: Device and technology issues

Solar Energy

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 823-830

  Ferekides, C S ^a   Balasubramanian, U ^a   Mamazza, R ^a   Viswanathan, V ^a   Zhao, H ^a   Morel, D L ^a  

^a University of South Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

CdS 2; CdTe 1; Thin films 3; Transparent conductors 4

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; HEAT TREATMENT; HETEROJUNCTIONS; OHMIC CONTACTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; THIN FILMS; THROUGHPUT;

BUFFER LAYERS; DRY BACK CONTACT PROCESS; SUPERSTRATE STRUCTURE; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR CELLS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

EID: 9944238852     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2004.05.023     Document Type: Article

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