Controlled activation of ZnTe:Cu contacted CdTe solar cells using rapid thermal processing

Rapid Thermal Processing of Crystalline Silicon Materials and Solar Cells

Key Aspects of CdTe/CdS Solar Cells

Recent developments in the following areas are briefly reviewed: a) the electrical structure of grain boundaries in CdTe absorbers, b) impurities and non-stoichiometry in CdTe solar cells and c) use of Sb2Te3 in contacts to CdTe. Nominally identical solar cells fabricated using 99.999% pure CdTe feedstock from two different suppliers were compared. Differences in the photovoltaic response and a...

Preparation and Characterization of CdTe Solar Cells

Current Transients in CdS/CdTe Solar Cells

Current transient responses to voltage and illumination steps are investigated to elucidate the mechanisms involved in carrier transport in CdS/CdTe cells. For most cells, the response to a dark, forward-bias step after a long dark soak at zero bias is a current growth curve For one such cell, the magnitude of the transient is ≈ 22% of the starting value with half of the growth occurring within...

Back-contacted BaSi2 solar cells: an optical study

We present the optical investigation of a novel back-contacted architecture for solar cells based on a thin barium (di)silicide (BaSi2) absorber. First, through the analysis of absorption limits of different semiconducting materials, we show the potential of BaSi2 for photovoltaic applications. Then, the proposed back contacted BaSi2 solar cell design is investigated and optimized. An implied p...