Zinc Oxide — A Unique Material for Advanced Photovoltaic Solar Cells

Soňa Flickyngerová; Vladimír Tvarožek; Pavol Gašpierik

doi:10.2478/v10187-010-0043-2

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Zinc Oxide — A Unique Material for Advanced Photovoltaic Solar Cells

Journal of Electrical Engineering

Volume 61 (2010): Issue 5 (September 2010)

By: Soňa Flickyngerová, Vladimír Tvarožek and Pavol Gašpierik

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|Jun 2011

Abstract

A novel approach to the preparation of thin films by using RF diode sputtering was developed. In one deposition run, thin films of doped ZnO:(Al, Ga) were obtained with different structural, optical and electrical properties. ZnO: Al films of low resistivities in order of 10^-3Ωcm and high optical transmittances about 93% have appeared the most suitable for photovoltaic applications.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10187-010-0043-2 | Journal eISSN: 1339-309X | Journal ISSN: 1335-3632

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Language: English

Page range: 291 - 295

Published on: Jun 7, 2011

Published by: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 6 issues per year

Keywords:

thin film solar cell,

Zinc oxide,

sputtering

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© 2011 Soňa Flickyngerová, Vladimír Tvarožek, Pavol Gašpierik, published by Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
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Volume 61 (2010): Issue 5 (September 2010)