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Fabrication of CdTe thin films by close space sublimation

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posted on 2017-07-21, 15:04 authored by Christos Potamialis, Fabiana Lisco, Jake BowersJake Bowers, Michael WallsMichael Walls
The effects of substrate and source temperatures, deposition disruption and material preparation of CdTe thin films, fabricated in a home-made CSS system are investigated. It is demonstrated that packing CdTe powder prior to deposition has a positive effect on growth rate. Furthermore, grain size, thin film thickness and uniformity strongly depend on substrate and source temperatures. Growth disruption during the sublimation process showed island formation, island size increase and island coalition in consecutive steps.

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  • Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

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PHOTOVOLTAIC SCIENCE APPLICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY PVSAT-12

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C98

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POTAMIALIS, C. ... et al, 2016. Fabrication of CdTe thin films by close space sublimation. IN: Hutchins, M., Treharne, R. and Cole, A. (eds.) 12th Photovoltaic Science, Application and Technology Conference C98 (PVSAT-12), University of Liverpool, 6-8th April, pp. 199-202.

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© The Solar Energy Society

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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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2016

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This is a conference paper.

ISBN

0904963829

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  • en

Location

University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

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