Improving CdSeTe Devices With a Back Buffer Layer of Cu x AlO y

Jamarkattel, Manoj K.; Phillips, Adam B.; Khanal Subedi, Kamala; Bastola, Ebin; Gibbs, Jacob M.; Friedl, Jared D.; Rijal, Suman; Pokhrel, Dipendra; Awni, Rasha A.; Li, Deng-Bing; Farrell, John; Klie, Robert F.; Mathew, Xavier; Yan, Yanfa; Ellingson, Randy J.; Heben, Michael J.

doi:10.1109/jphotov.2021.3120506

Improving CdSeTe Devices With a Back Buffer Layer of Cu _x AlO _y

Journal Article · 01 January 2022 · IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/jphotov.2021.3120506· OSTI ID:1980412

; ; Khanal Subedi, Kamala; ; Gibbs, Jacob M.; Friedl, Jared D.; Rijal, Suman; Pokhrel, Dipendra; Awni, Rasha A.; ; Farrell, John; Klie, Robert F.; ; Yan, Yanfa; ;

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Research Organization:: Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

DOE Contract Number:: EE0008974

OSTI ID:: 1980412

Journal Information:: IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, Vol. 12, Issue 1; ISSN 2156-3381

Publisher:: IEEE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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