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Colorado State University, Fort Collins 28797
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Open Textbook Library Archive 1846
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University Press of Colorado 1106
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Native oxide growth on polycrystalline undoped CdSeTe/CdTe surfaces and its impact on solar cell performance
(2026) Myneni, Sushmakanth, author; Mate, Mayank, author; Munshi, Amit, author; Sampath, Walajabad, author
Ambient air exposure between the absorber (CdTe) and back contact (Te layer) deposition was varied to control the native oxide formation on CdTe surface. A short air exposure period (~ 30 min) led to an improvement in open-circuit voltage (Voc) by 60 mV as compared to the device with minimal ambient air exposure, and enabled power conversion efficiency (PCE) reaching > 17.5 % in devices with no intentional doping (undoped). In contrast, 1-day exposure resulted in a kink in the J-V, indicating a barrier formation. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) analysis verified a native oxide formation on the absorber surface. One month air exposure post acid etch did not exhibit an s-kink in the J-V but severe kink was observed for unetched surface exposed under identical conditions. Notably, XPS analysis indicates an oxide layer on etched as well as unetched surface. This suggests that nature of the oxides formed on these surfaces may not be identical.
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Colorado's wood products industry: essential to long-term forest health
(2014-07-01) Hooker, Mike, narrator; Duda, Joe, speaker; Lester, Mike, speaker; Grant, Kent, speaker; Ford, J. R., speaker; Cudmore, Matt, speaker; Fischer, Randy, speaker; Colorado State Forest Service, producer
Access status: Open Access ,
Colorado's wildland-urban interface: a growing challenge
(2014-06-23) Lester, Mike, speaker; Walker, Carole, speaker; Hooker, Mike, narrator; Campbell, Scott, speaker; Root, Dave, speaker; Seelye, Walt, speaker; Snart, Rocco, speaker; Wilson, Pam, speaker; Austin, Tom, speaker; McCarthy, Jim, speaker; Falk, Lilia, speaker; Shelby, Austin, speaker; Duda, Joe, speaker; Masterson, Linda, speaker; Colorado State Forest Service, producer
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Forest management: creating resilient forests for Colorado
(2014-06-17) Hooker, Mike, narrator; Duda, Joe, speaker; Lester, Mike, speaker; Ferebee, Brian, speaker; Wood, Keith, speaker; Ekarius, Carol, speaker; Fischer, Randy, speaker; Wand, Dan, speaker; Szilva, Bill, speaker; Schulz, Douglas, speaker; Dahl, Jamie, speaker; Colorado State Forest Service, producer
Access status: Open Access ,
Colorado's forests: past, present and future
(2014-06-16) Hooker, Mike, narrator; Lester, Mike, speaker; Duda, Joe, speaker; Roberts, Ellen, speaker; King, Mike, speaker; Root, Dave, speaker; Ferebee, Brian, speaker; Fischer, Randy, speaker; Colorado State Forest Service, producer