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IN2012DN00357A
IN2012DN00357A IN357DEN2012A IN2012DN00357A IN 2012DN00357 A IN2012DN00357 A IN 2012DN00357A IN 357DEN2012 A IN357DEN2012 A IN 357DEN2012A IN 2012DN00357 A IN2012DN00357 A IN 2012DN00357A
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zinc
cadmium sulfide
cadmium
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C Powell Rick
gloeckler Markus
Buller Benyamin
Shao Rui
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First Solar Inc
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Abstract

A method of manufacturing a photovoltaic cell may include depositing a cadmium sulfide layer on a transparent conductive oxide stack; depositing a zinc-containing layer on the cadmium sulfide layer; and depositing a cadmium telluride layer on the zinc containing layer.
IN357DEN2012 2009-07-10 2010-07-09 IN2012DN00357A (en)

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