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THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS Technology Evaluation and Perspectives

The main thin-film solar cell technologies are evaluated with respect to the criteria Cost, Applicability, Sustainability and Compatibility with the Dutch PV infrastructure. This evaluation concerns the following technologies in particular: thin film crystalline silicon, separated into low and high temperature deposition processes (LT-f-Si, HT-f-Si), amorphous silicon (a-(Si,Ge):H), copper indi...

Thin Film Solar Cells by Screen Printing Technology

General properties of thin film solar cells and panels are discussed, and compared to crystalline silicon. A state-of-the-art of thin film cells and panels is given. One thin film production technique is elaborated: screen printing and sintering. The technique and its application to CdS/CdTe cells are presented. It is shown that sophistication to the basic technique can overcome inherent shortc...

Thin-film Silicon Solar Cells

The simplest semiconductor junction that is used in solar cells for separating photogenerated charge carriers is the p-n junction, an interface between the p-type region and ntype region of one semiconductor. Therefore, the basic semiconductor property of a material, the possibility to vary its conductivity by doping, has to be demonstrated first before the material can be considered as a suita...

Crystalline Silicon Thin Film Solar Cells

CZTSSe Thin Film Solar Cells : Surface Treatments

Joglekar, Chinmay S. M.S.Ch.E., Purdue University, May 2014. CZTSSe Thin Film Solar Cells: Surface Treatments. Major Professor: Rakesh Agrawal. Chalcopyrite semiconducting materials, specifically CZTS, are a promising alternative to traditional silicon solar cell technology. Because of the high absorption coefficient; films of the order of 1 μm thickness are sufficient for the fabrication of so...