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Investigation of pulsed D.C magnetron sputtering for the component layers of CuInSe2 baseed solar cells (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Karthikeyan, S., Hill, A., & Pilkington, R. (2011, December). Investigation of pulsed D.C magnetron sputtering for the component layers of CuInSe2 baseed solar cells. Presented at Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 2011, Lancashire County Cricket Club, Manchester , UK

Pulsed D.C Magnetron Sputtering (PDMS) has been used to deposit the component layers required in the production of CuInSe2 (CIS), thin film solar cells. PDMS employs high plasma densities and is widely used for the reactive sputtering of dielectric... Read More about Investigation of pulsed D.C magnetron sputtering for the component layers of CuInSe2 baseed solar cells.

Novel low temperature pulsed d.c. magnetron sputtering of single phase β-In2S3 buffer layers for CIGS solar cell application (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Karthikeyan, S., Hill, A., & Pilkington, R. (2011, November). Novel low temperature pulsed d.c. magnetron sputtering of single phase β-In2S3 buffer layers for CIGS solar cell application. Presented at 2nd Computing, Science and Engineering Postgraduate Research Doctoral Scholl Conference 2011, University of Salford

This work explores the possibilities of using the pulsed d.c. magnetron sputtering (PDMS) process for depositing the buffer layer for copper indium diselenide - CuInSe2 (CIS) - based solar cells. The use of PDMS can give a high plasma density and pro... Read More about Novel low temperature pulsed d.c. magnetron sputtering of single phase β-In2S3 buffer layers for CIGS solar cell application.

Application of Pulsed D.C. Magnetron sputtering deposition for the component layers of CuInSe2 thin film photovoltaic cells (2011)
Thesis
Karthikeyan, S. Application of Pulsed D.C. Magnetron sputtering deposition for the component layers of CuInSe2 thin film photovoltaic cells. (Thesis). University of Salford

The Pulsed D.C. Magnetron Sputtering (PDMS) process has been investigated for the deposition of the component layers that are used in the production of copper indium diselenide, CuInSe 2 (CIS), thin film solar cells. PDMS can use high plasma densit... Read More about Application of Pulsed D.C. Magnetron sputtering deposition for the component layers of CuInSe2 thin film photovoltaic cells.

Nano-structured morphological features of pulsed direct current magnetron sputtered Mo films for photovoltaic applications (2011)
Journal Article
Karthikeyan, S., Hill, A., & Pilkington, R. (2011). Nano-structured morphological features of pulsed direct current magnetron sputtered Mo films for photovoltaic applications. Thin Solid Films, 520(1), 266-271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2011.07.069

Historically, molybdenum thin films have been used as the back contact for Cu(In,Ga)Se2 based solar cells and as such the properties of these layers play an important role in the overall cell structure. This paper describes the production of molybden... Read More about Nano-structured morphological features of pulsed direct current magnetron sputtered Mo films for photovoltaic applications.

Pulsed D.C Magnetron Sputtered Mo, CuInSe2 and In2O3 Films from Powder Targets for Solar Cell Applications. (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Karthikeyan, S., Hill, A., & Pilkington, R. (2011, April). Pulsed D.C Magnetron Sputtered Mo, CuInSe2 and In2O3 Films from Powder Targets for Solar Cell Applications. Presented at Photovoltaic Science Applications and Technology, Heriot-Watt University, Ediunburgh

Pulsed D.C. Magnetron Sputtering (PDMS) is commonly used in reactive sputtering of dielectric materials because of its improved arc suppression. This is achieved by pulsing the d.c. voltage in the mid frequency region (10 to 350 kHz) to suppress the... Read More about Pulsed D.C Magnetron Sputtered Mo, CuInSe2 and In2O3 Films from Powder Targets for Solar Cell Applications..

Hardness determination of bio-ceramics using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (2011)
Journal Article
Cowpe, J., Moorehead, R., Moser, D., Astin, J., Karthikeyan, S., Kilcoyne, S., …Pilkington, R. (2011). Hardness determination of bio-ceramics using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy. Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, 66(3-4), 290-294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sab.2011.03.007

Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) was applied to the analysis of bio-ceramic samples. The relationship between sample hardness and LIBS plasma properties was investigated, with comparison to conventional Vickers hardness measurements. The p... Read More about Hardness determination of bio-ceramics using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy.

Single step deposition method for nearly stoichiometric CuInSe2 thin films (2011)
Journal Article
Karthikeyan, S., Hill, A., Pilkington, R., Cowpe, J., Hisek, J., & Bagnall, D. (2011). Single step deposition method for nearly stoichiometric CuInSe2 thin films. Thin Solid Films, 519(10), 3107-3112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2010.12.158

This paper reports the production of high quality copper indium diselenide thin films using pulsed DC magnetron sputtering from a powder target. As–grown thin films consisted of pin-hole free, densely packed grains. X–ray diffraction showed that film... Read More about Single step deposition method for nearly stoichiometric CuInSe2 thin films.