Transparent Conductive Zinc Oxide: Basics and Applications in Thin Film Solar Cells (Springer Series in Materials Science (104))

Zinc oxide (ZnO) belongs to the class of transparent conducting oxides which can be used as transparent electrodes in electronic devices or heated windows. In this book the material properties of, the deposition technologies for, and applications of zinc oxide in thin film solar cells are described in a comprehensive manner. Structural, morphological, optical and electronic properties of ZnO are treated in this review. The editors and authors of this book are specialists in deposition, analysis and fabrication of thin-film solar cells and especially of ZnO. This book is intended as an overview and a data collection for students, engineers and scientist. front-matter......Page 1 Springer Series in materials science vol. 88-106......Page 2 Preface......Page 5 Contributors......Page 7 Contents......Page 9 1 ZnO and Its Applications......Page 14 2 Electrical Properties......Page 47 3 Optical Properties of ZnO and Related Compounds......Page 91 4 Surfaces and Interfaces of Sputter-Deposited ZnO Films......Page 137 5 Magnetron Sputtering of ZnO Films......Page 198 6 Zinc Oxide Grown by CVD Process......Page 245 7 Pulsed Laser Deposition of ZnO-Based Thin Films......Page 313 8 Texture Etched ZnO:Al for Silicon Thin Film Solar Cells......Page 368 9 Chalcopyrite Solar Cells and Modules......Page 423 Index......Page 446 Springer Series in materials science vol. 40-62......Page 451