Thin film solar cells (TFSC) are a promising approach for terrestrial and space photovoltaics
and offer a wide variety of choices in terms of the device design and fabrication. A variety of …

A review of the sputtered film stress literature shows that the intrinsic stress can be tensile or
compressive depending on the energetics of the deposition process. Modeling studies of …

Limited slip systems of α structure always play a major role in hindering strength-ductility
synergy improvement of titanium (Ti) alloys. To overcome the strength-ductility trade-off of Ti …

A method is described for fabricating low-resistivity molybdenum films on soda-lime glass
substrates with good adhesion. Films are sputtered onto substrates nominally held at room …

The structural and electrical properties of Mo thin films with thicknesses between 3 and 50
nm, deposited by physical vapor deposition, have been evaluated in order to assess the …

The internal stress and microstructure in nanomultilayers strongly affect their reliability and
performance, especially towards higher service temperatures. The initial stress and …

X-ray diffraction is sensitive to thin films of atomic dimensions to thicknesses of many tens of
microns, by virtue of the x-ray wavelengths employed and the very high diffraction-space …

Cu (InGa) Se2-based solar cells have often been touted as being among the most promising
of solar cell technologies for cost-effective power generation. In the past decade this has led …

Copper Indium Gallium Selenide‐(CIGS‐) based solar cells have become one of the most
promising candidates among the thin film technologies for solar power generation. The …

Tungsten thin films were deposited on glass substrates by direct‐current planar magnetron
sputtering. The induced thickness‐averaged film stress within the plane of the film was …