Properties of Oxygenated Cadmium Sulfide (CdS:O) and Their Impact on CdTe Device Performance

D. M. Meysing; M. M. Griffith; W. L. Rance; M. O. Reese; J. M. Burst; C. A. Wolden; T. M. Barnes

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925073

Properties of Oxygenated Cadmium Sulfide (CdS:O) and Their Impact on CdTe Device Performance

D. M. Meysing, M. M. Griffith, W. L. Rance, M. O. Reese, J. M. Burst, C. A. Wolden, T. M. Barnes

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Abstract

In this work, we report on the development of a reactive sputtering process for CdS:O for high efficiency CdTe solar cells. X-ray diffraction, UV-Vis-NIR spectrophotometry, and Rutherford backscattering spectrometry were used to characterize the crystal structure, composition, and optical properties, respectively. All films were slightly Cd-rich, while the bulk oxygen content increased up to 45 at. % in direct proportion to the O₂ partial pressure. Optical absorption in cells was reduced by increasing the oxygen fraction in the sputtering ambient. Optimal performance was obtained from cells with CdS sputtered in a 6% O₂/Ar ambient, yielding efficiency >14% and V_OC >840 mV.

Original language	American English
Pages	964-967
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925073 https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925073
State	Published - 15 Oct 2014
Event	40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014 - Denver, United States Duration: 8 Jun 2014 → 13 Jun 2014

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Conference	40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014
Country/Territory	United States
City	Denver
Period	8/06/14 → 13/06/14

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Keywords

cadmium sulfide
cadmium telluride
optical band gap
sputtering
thin-film photovoltaic cells

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Meysing, D. M., Griffith, M. M., Rance, W. L., Reese, M. O., Burst, J. M., Wolden, C. A., & Barnes, T. M. (2014). Properties of Oxygenated Cadmium Sulfide (CdS:O) and Their Impact on CdTe Device Performance. 964-967. Paper presented at 40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014, Denver, United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925073, https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925073

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