A correlative investigation of grain boundary crystallography and electronic properties in CdTe thin film solar cells

2017 ◽  
Vol 166 ◽  
pp. 108-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillaume Stechmann ◽  
Stefan Zaefferer ◽  
Torsten Schwarz ◽  
Peter Konijnenberg ◽  
Dierk Raabe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Electronic Properties ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Cdte Thin Film

Effect of in situ UHV CdCl2-activation on the electronic properties of CdTe thin film solar cells

2003 ◽  
Vol 431-432 ◽  
pp. 84-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
T Schulmeyer ◽  
J Fritsche ◽  
A Thißen ◽  
A Klein ◽  
W Jaegermann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Electronic Properties ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Cdte Thin Film

Chemical and Electronic Properties of Metal/Sb2Te3/CdTe Contacts for CdTe Thin Film Solar Cells Studied by Photoelectron Spectroscopy

2003 ◽  
Vol 763 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Kraft ◽  
B. Späth ◽  
A. Thißen ◽  
A. Klein ◽  
W. Jaegermann
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Electronic Properties ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Ohmic Contacts ◽  
Surface Region ◽  
Band Alignment ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Back Contact ◽  
Cdte Thin Film

AbstractFormation of low resistance back contacts in CdTe thin film solar cells has been a research issue for many years. Ohmic contacts to the absorber layer are typically prepared using the diffusion of dopant atoms from the back contact material into the CdTe forming a thin space charge layer that can be easily tunnelled. Stable CdTe solar cells with reasonable back contact characteristics have been prepared using metal/Sb2Te3 layer sequences. In this study the chemical and electronic properties of such layer systems have been investigated using photoelectron spectroscopy. The vacuum deposited Sb2Te3 layers do not react with the CdTe substrate. Band alignment does not indicate the formation of a good back contact. By subsequent deposition of metals a chemical reaction is induced forming metal-tellurides, a metal/Sb-alloy and elemental Sb. Although an Sb diffusion into the CdTe absorber is observed, no increase of p-doping in the surface region is evident.

Electronic properties and deep level transient spectroscopy of CdS/CdTe thin film solar cells

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 037103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bing Li ◽  
Liang-Huan Feng ◽  
Zhao Wang ◽  
Xu Zheng ◽  
Jia-Gui Zheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Electronic Properties ◽  
Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy ◽  
Deep Level ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Cdte Thin Film ◽  
Transient Spectroscopy

Effect of ZnTe and CdZnTe Alloys at the Back Contact of 1-µm-Thick CdTe Thin Film Solar Cells

2002 ◽  
Vol 41 (Part 1, No. 5A) ◽  
pp. 2834-2841 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nowshad Amin ◽  
Akira Yamada ◽  
Makoto Konagai
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Back Contact ◽  
Cdte Thin Film

Unveiling the effects of post-deposition treatment with different alkaline elements on the electronic properties of CIGS thin film solar cells

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (19) ◽  
pp. 8843 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabian Pianezzi ◽  
Patrick Reinhard ◽  
Adrian Chirilă ◽  
Benjamin Bissig ◽  
Shiro Nishiwaki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Electronic Properties ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Cigs Thin Film ◽  
Post Deposition

Studies of key technologies for large area CdTe thin film solar cells

2007 ◽  
Vol 515 (15) ◽  
pp. 5792-5797 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lianghuan Feng ◽  
Lili Wu ◽  
Zhi Lei ◽  
Wei Li ◽  
Yaping Cai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Cdte Thin Film ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Key Technologies

MoOx back contact for CdS/CdTe thin film solar cells: Preparation, device characteristics, and stability

2012 ◽  
Vol 99 ◽  
pp. 349-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Lin ◽  
Irfan ◽  
Wei Xia ◽  
Hsiang N. Wu ◽  
Yongli Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Back Contact ◽  
Cdte Thin Film
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