DOI: 10.1063/1.349717. 13.4% efficient thin-film CdS/CdTe solar cells

13.4% efficient thin-film CdS/CdTe solar cells

10.1063/1.349717

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Abstract

Cadmium telluride is a promising thin-film photovoltaic material as shown by the more than 10% efficient CdS/CdTe heterojunction solar cells. In this work, thin-film CdS/CdTe solar cells have been prepared using CdS films grown from an aqueous solution and p-CdTe films deposited by close-spaced sublimation (CSS). The properties of CdS films deposited from an ammonical solution of a Cd-salt, an ammonium salt, and thiourea have been controlled by optimizing the temperature and composition of the solution. The solution-grown CdS films have a high photoconductivity ratio, and its optical transmission is superior to that of vacuum evaporated CdS films. The properties of p-CdTe films deposited by CSS have been optimized by controlling the temperature and composition of the source material, and the substrate temperature. The properties of CdS/CdTe heterojunctions have been studied; junction photovoltage spectroscopy is used for the qualitative comparison of junction characteristics. Solar cells of 1-cm2 area with an AM 1.5 efficiency of 13.4% are reported.

Bibliography

Chu, T. L., Chu, S. S., Ferekides, C., Wu, C. Q., Britt, J., & Wang, C. (1991). 13.4% efficient thin-film CdS/CdTe solar cells. Journal of Applied Physics, 70(12), 7608â7612.

Authors 6

T. L. Chu (first)
S. S. Chu (additional)
C. Ferekides (additional)
C. Q. Wu (additional)
J. Britt (additional)
C. Wang (additional)

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Indexed	1 month, 1 week ago (July 25, 2025, 6:32 a.m.)
Issued	33 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 15, 1991)
Published	33 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 15, 1991)
Published Print	33 years, 8 months ago (Dec. 15, 1991)

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BibTeX

@article{Chu_1991, title={13.4% efficient thin-film CdS/CdTe solar cells}, volume={70}, ISSN={1089-7550}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.349717}, DOI={10.1063/1.349717}, number={12}, journal={Journal of Applied Physics}, publisher={AIP Publishing}, author={Chu, T. L. and Chu, S. S. and Ferekides, C. and Wu, C. Q. and Britt, J. and Wang, C.}, year={1991}, month=dec, pages={7608–7612} }

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