Transparent Conductive Zinc Oxide: Basics and Applications in Thin Film Solar Cells (Springer Series in Materials Science Book 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. "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 scientists."--Jacket Front Matter....Pages I-XIII ZnO and Its Applications....Pages 1-33 Electrical Properties....Pages 35-78 Optical Properties of ZnO and Related Compounds....Pages 79-124 Surfaces and Interfaces of Sputter-Deposited ZnO Films....Pages 125-185 Magnetron Sputtering of ZnO Films....Pages 187-233 Zinc Oxide Grown by CVD Process as Transparent Contact for Thin Film Solar Cell Applications....Pages 235-302 Pulsed Laser Deposition of ZnO-Based Thin Films....Pages 303-357 Texture Etched ZnO:Al for Silicon Thin Film Solar Cells....Pages 359-413 Chalcopyrite Solar Cells and Modules....Pages 415-437 Back Matter....Pages 439-446 Zinc oxide (ZnO) belongs to the class of transparent conducting oxides that 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.