Flexible cadmium telluride/cadmium sulphide thin film solar cells on mica substrate

2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (10) ◽  
pp. 1805-1808 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. V. Rajendra ◽  
Dhananjaya Kekuda
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Cadmium Telluride ◽  
Cadmium Sulphide ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Mica Substrate

Stable, high efficiency thin film solar cells produced by electrodeposition of cadmium telluride

1991 ◽  
Vol 23 (2-4) ◽  
pp. 388-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.K. Turner ◽  
J.M. Woodcock ◽  
M.E. Ozsan ◽  
J.G. Summers ◽  
J. Barker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Cadmium Telluride ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells

Radiation-Hard and Ultralightweight Polycrystalline Cadmium Telluride Thin-Film Solar Cells for Space Applications

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 1463-1468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gwangseok Yang ◽  
Eun Woo Cho ◽  
Yun Jeong Hwang ◽  
Byoung Koun Min ◽  
Yoonmook Kang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Cadmium Telluride ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Space Applications ◽  
Radiation Hard

CdTe Thin-Film Solar Cells

MRS Bulletin ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 45-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Suntola
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Cadmium Telluride ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Thick Layer ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Cdte Thin Film ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Cell Structures

Cadmium telluride is currently the most promising material for high efficiency, low-cost thin-film solar cells. Cadmium telluride is a compound semiconductor with an ideal 1.45 eV bandgap for direct light-to-electricity conversion. The light absorption coefficient of CdTe is high enough to make a one-micrometer-thick layer of material absorb over 99% of the visible light. Processing homogenous polycrystalline thin films seems to be less critical for CdTe than for many other compound semiconductors. The best small-area CdTe thin-film cells manufactured show more than 15% conversion efficiency. Large-area modules with aperture efficiencies in excess of 10% have also been demonstrated. The long-term stability of CdTe solar cell structures is not known in detail or in the necessary time span. Indication of good stability has been demonstrated. One of the concerns about CdTe solar cells is the presence of cadmium which is an environmentally hazardous material.

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