How to Achieve Efficiencies beyond 22.1% for CdTe-Based Thin-Film Solar Cells
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This review paper summarises the key issues of CdTe and CdS/CdTe solar cells as observed over past four decades, focuses on two growth techniques, electrodeposition (ED) closed space sublimation (CSS), which have successfully passed through commercialisation process. Comprehensive experience in electrical contacts to CdTe, surfaces & interfaces, electroplated cell development work led design experimentally test grading band gap multilayer cells, has been applied structure. presents consistent reproducible results learned devices, suggestions are made for achieving or surpassing record efficiency 22.1% using CSS material technique.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Energies
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1996-1073']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en15249510