Alternative procedure for the fabrication of close-spaced sublimated CdTe solar cells

H. R. Moutinho, R. G. Dhere, C. Ballif, M. M. Al-Jassim, L. L. Kazmerski

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Abstract

The fabrication of CdTe/CdS solar cells is described using close-spaced sublimation (CSS) CdTe films deposited at lower temperatures (below 500 °C). The potential of this process and the influence of several parameters, such as the temperature and type of CdCl2 treatment and etching process, are studied. Using a lower temperature in the production of the CdTe films avoids the diffusion of impurities, from the soda-lime glass substrate. The limiting factors for the efficiency of the cells prepared by the vapor process, as the treatment temperature increases, is the diffusion of sulfur into the CdTe film, with the consequent thinning of the CdS layer, and the deterioration of the front contact.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1599-1603
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films
Volume18
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000
Event46th National Symposium of the American Vacuum Society - Seatlle, WA, USA
Duration: 25 Oct 199929 Oct 1999

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/JA-520-27511

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