High Efficiency Thin Film CdTe and a-Si Based Solar Cells: Final Technical Report, 4 March 1998--15 October 2001

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    Abstract

    This is the final report covering about 42 months of this subcontract for research on high-efficiency CdTe-based thin-film solar cells and on high-fficiency a-Si-based thin-film solar cells. Phases I and II have been extensively covered in two Annual Reports. For this Final Report, highlights of the first two Phases will be provided and then detail will be given on the last year and a half ofPhase III. The effort on CdTe-based materials is led by Prof. Compaan and emphasizes the use of sputter deposition of the semiconductor layers in the fabrication of CdS/CdTe cells. The effort on high-efficiency a-Si materials is led by Prof. Deng and emphasizes plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition for cell fabrication with major efforts on triple-junction devices.
    Original languageAmerican English
    Number of pages153
    StatePublished - 2003

    Bibliographical note

    Work performed by the University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio

    NREL Publication Number

    • NREL/SR-520-34822

    Keywords

    • a-Si
    • CdS/CdTe
    • chemical vapor deposition (CVD)
    • laser scribing
    • plasma-enhanced (PE)
    • PV
    • solar cells
    • sputter deposition
    • thin films
    • triple-junction devices

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