Structural and Electro-Optical Properties of CdTe Films Used in CdTe/CdS Solar Cells Grown with Substrate Configuration

Helio R. Moutinho; Manuel J. Romero; John Moseley; Ramesh G. Dhere; Chun Sheng Jiang; Kim M. Jones; Joel N. Duenow; Mowafak M. Al-Jassim

doi:10.1557/opl.2013.31

Structural and Electro-Optical Properties of CdTe Films Used in CdTe/CdS Solar Cells Grown with Substrate Configuration

Helio R. Moutinho, Manuel J. Romero, John Moseley, Ramesh G. Dhere, Chun Sheng Jiang, Kim M. Jones, Joel N. Duenow, Mowafak M. Al-Jassim

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Abstract

In this work, we study CdTe thin films used in CdTe/CdS solar cells with a substrate configuration, which allows for better control in forming the junction, and the possibility for using flexible non-transparent substrates. We studied the properties of CdTe films grown at 450° and 550°C, with and without a CuxTe layer, and before and after CdCl2 treatment. We analyzed the structural and electro-optical properties using electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), cathodoluminescence (CL) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), and investigated how the film structure, stress, and defect structure changes with the different growth conditions.

Original language	American English
Pages	183-188
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1557/opl.2013.31 https://doi.org/10.1557/opl.2013.31
State	Published - 2013
Event	2012 MRS Fall Meeting - Boston, MA, United States Duration: 25 Nov 2012 → 30 Nov 2012

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Conference	2012 MRS Fall Meeting
Country/Territory	United States
City	Boston, MA
Period	25/11/12 → 30/11/12

NREL Publication Number

NREL/CP-5200-57150

Keywords

II-VI
optical properties
structural

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Moutinho, H. R., Romero, M. J., Moseley, J., Dhere, R. G., Jiang, C. S., Jones, K. M., Duenow, J. N., & Al-Jassim, M. M. (2013). Structural and Electro-Optical Properties of CdTe Films Used in CdTe/CdS Solar Cells Grown with Substrate Configuration. 183-188. Paper presented at 2012 MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, United States. https://doi.org/10.1557/opl.2013.31, https://doi.org/10.1557/opl.2013.31

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