Abstract
NREL in-house CdTe research activities have impacted a broad range of recent program priorities. Studies aimed at industrially relevant applications have produced new materials and processes that enhance the performance of devices based on commercial materials (e.g., soda-lime glass, SnO2:F). Preliminary tests of the effectiveness of these novel components using large-scale processes have beenencouraging. Similarly, electro- and nano-probe techniques have been developed and used to study the evolution and function of CdTe grain boundaries. Finally, cathodoluminescence (CL) and photoluminescence (PL) studies on single-crystal samples have yielded improved understanding of how various processes may combine to produce important defects in CdTe films.
| Original language | American English |
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| Number of pages | 5 |
| State | Published - 2005 |
| Event | 2004 DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program Review Meeting - Denver, Colorado Duration: 25 Oct 2004 → 28 Oct 2004 |
Conference
| Conference | 2004 DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program Review Meeting |
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| City | Denver, Colorado |
| Period | 25/10/04 → 28/10/04 |
Bibliographical note
Presented at the 2004 DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program Review Meeting, 25-28 October 2004, Denver, Colorado. Also included in the proceedings available on CD-ROM (DOE/GO-102005-2067; NREL/CD-520-37140)NREL Publication Number
- NREL/CP-520-37067
Keywords
- cathodoluminescence (CL) spectroscopy
- conductive atomic force microscopy (C-AFM)
- grain boundary (GBS)
- near-field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM)
- open-circuit voltages
- photocurrent
- photoluminescence (PL)
- PV