ITO/InP Solar Cells for Space Application

S. Naseem; T. J. Coutts; H. Aharoni; K. Emery; C. Osterwald

ITO/InP Solar Cells for Space Application

S. Naseem, T. J. Coutts, H. Aharoni, K. Emery, C. Osterwald

Northumbria University

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Abstract

The authors compare the performance of ITO/InP solar cells in which the ITO was deposited either by RF or ion-beam sputtering. Buried homojunctions were always formed on substrates which had been exposed to a very-low-power RF plasma before deposition of the ITO, whether the latter was performed by RF or ion-beam sputtering. However, true heterojunctions appear to be formed if only ion-beam sputtering is used. The authors have traced the difference to the formation of a type-converted surface layer which occurs in the former but not the latter case. The highest efficiency attained so far is 15. 7%, total area, measured under standardized conditions of temperature, intensity and spectral content.

Original language	American English
Pages	332-337
Number of pages	6
State	Published - 1985
Externally published	Yes
Event	Eighteenth IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference-1985 - Las Vegas, Nevada Duration: 21 Oct 1985 → 25 Oct 1985

Conference

Conference	Eighteenth IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference-1985
City	Las Vegas, Nevada
Period	21/10/85 → 25/10/85

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Work performed by Newcastle upon Tyne Polytechnic, England, Solar Energy Research Institute, Golden, Colorado

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ACNR/CP-213-7809

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ITO/InP Solar Cells for Space Application

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