Abstract
There are several production disadvantages inherent in conventional SnO2/CdS/CdTe manufacturing processes. In this paper, we report a novel manufacturing process for fabricating polycrystalline Cd2SnO4/Zn2SnO4/CdS/CdTe thin-film solar cells that yielded a CdS/CdTe device with an NREL-confirmed efficiency of 14.0%. This process addresses undesirable manufacturing issues such as time-consuming andexpensive heat-up and cool-down processes and generation of large amounts of liquid waste. CdTe cells prepared by this process have good performance, good uniformity, acceptable device stability, and excellent reproducibility.
| Original language | American English |
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| Number of pages | 7 |
| State | Published - 2000 |
| Event | 16th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition - Glasgow, Scotland Duration: 1 May 2000 → 5 May 2000 |
Conference
| Conference | 16th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition |
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| City | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Period | 1/05/00 → 5/05/00 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/CP-520-28368