The primary objective of this thesis is to explore new absorber and p-type window layer materials for thin-film solar cell applications. A new thin-film electron beam deposition system has been installed, is now operational, and has been used to deposit several types of solar cell absorber layers. Material investigations include...
The general emphasis of this work has been synthesis, characterization, and applications of n- and p-type inorganic oxide thin films that are deposited from solutions. In particular, a study of n-type transparent semiconductor films of tin (IV) oxide and zinc-doped tin (IV) oxide has been performed by spin coating. Solution...
A sensitive technique for the determination of As(III) and As{V)
at μ/L and sub-μg/L concentrations from a single sample aliquot
has been developed. This technique is based on the hydride
generation atomic absorption (HGAA) spectrophotometry. The hydrides
of the arsenic species are generated in a reaction vessel by mixing
the...
This thesis covers a wide area of the North Pacific Ocean, latitudinally from 10° to 55°N and longitudinally from Japan to the U.S. coast. With two longitudinal cruises as the main data sources and selected literature data sets as supplementary data source, the distribution of physical and chemical properties in...
