Electrical Characterization of Cu Composition Effects in CdS/CdTe Thin-Film Solar Cells With a ZnTe:Cu Back Contact

Li, J. V.; Duenow, J. N.; Kuciauskas, D.; Kanevce, A.; Dhere, R. G.; Young, M. R.; Levi, D. H.

doi:10.1109/JPHOTOV.2013.2257919

Title: Electrical Characterization of Cu Composition Effects in CdS/CdTe Thin-Film Solar Cells With a ZnTe:Cu Back Contact

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Authors:: Li, J. V.; Duenow, J. N.; Kuciauskas, D.; Kanevce, A.; Dhere, R. G.; Young, M. R.; Levi, D. H.

Publication Date:: Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013

Research Org.:: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Solar Energy Technologies Program

OSTI Identifier:: 1097310

DOE Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 3; Journal Issue: 3, July 2013

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 14 SOLAR ENERGY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; Solar Energy - Photovoltaics

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                    Li, J. V., Duenow, J. N., Kuciauskas, D., Kanevce, A., Dhere, R. G., Young, M. R., and Levi, D. H. Electrical Characterization of Cu Composition Effects in CdS/CdTe Thin-Film Solar Cells With a ZnTe:Cu Back Contact.  United States: N. p., 2013. 
        Web.  doi:10.1109/JPHOTOV.2013.2257919.

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                    Li, J. V., Duenow, J. N., Kuciauskas, D., Kanevce, A., Dhere, R. G., Young, M. R., & Levi, D. H. Electrical Characterization of Cu Composition Effects in CdS/CdTe Thin-Film Solar Cells With a ZnTe:Cu Back Contact.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2013.2257919

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                    Li, J. V., Duenow, J. N., Kuciauskas, D., Kanevce, A., Dhere, R. G., Young, M. R., and Levi, D. H. 2013.  
        "Electrical Characterization of Cu Composition Effects in CdS/CdTe Thin-Film Solar Cells With a ZnTe:Cu Back Contact".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2013.2257919.

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  title        = {Electrical Characterization of Cu Composition Effects in CdS/CdTe Thin-Film Solar Cells With a ZnTe:Cu Back Contact},

  author       = {Li, J. V. and Duenow, J. N. and Kuciauskas, D. and Kanevce, A. and Dhere, R. G. and Young, M. R. and Levi, D. H.},

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  journal      = {IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics},
number       = 3, July 2013,

  volume       = 3,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013},

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