Structure and Electrical Characteristics of Hot Wall Deposited CuInSe[sub 2] Thin Films and Study on Back Contact Layers in CuInSe[sub 2] Based Solar Cells

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Agilan ◽  
D. Mangalaraj ◽  
Sa. K. Narayandass ◽  
G. Mohan Rao ◽  
P. Predeep ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Back Contact ◽  
Electrical Characteristics

Epitaxial Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 Thin Films on Mo Back Contact for Solar Cells

2019 ◽  
Vol 216 (16) ◽  
pp. 1900164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuta Ando ◽  
Ishwor Khatri ◽  
Hironori Matsumori ◽  
Mutsumi Sugiyama ◽  
Tokio Nakada
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Back Contact

scholarly journals Properties of Arsenic–Doped ZnTe Thin Films as a Back Contact for CdTe Solar Cells

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 3706 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ochai Oklobia ◽  
Giray Kartopu ◽  
Stuart J. C. Irvine
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Activation Process ◽  
Back Contact ◽  
Contact Activation ◽  
Doping Density ◽  
Cdte Solar Cells ◽  
Absorber Doping ◽  
P Type

As-doped polycrystalline ZnTe layers grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) have been investigated as a back contact for CdTe solar cells. While undoped ZnTe films were essentially insulating, the doped layers showed significant rise in conductivity with increasing As concentration. High p-type carrier densities up 4.5 × 1018 cm−3 was measured by the Hall-effect in heavily doped ZnTe:As films, displaying electrical properties comparable to epitaxial ZnTe single crystalline thin films in the literature. Device incorporation with as-deposited ZnTe:As yielded lower photovoltaic (PV) performance compared to reference devices, due to losses in the open-circuit potential (VOC) and fill factor (FF) related to reducing p-type doping density (NA) in the absorber layer. Some minor recovery observed in absorber doping following a Cl-free post–ZnTe:As deposition anneal in hydrogen at 420 °C contributed to a slight improvement in VOC and NA, highlighting the significance of back contact activation. A mild CdCl2 activation process on the ZnTe:As back contact layer via a sacrificial CdS cap layer has been assessed to suppress Zn losses, which occur in the case of standard CdCl2 anneal treatments (CHT) via formation of volatile ZnCl2. The CdS sacrificial cap was effective in minimising the Zn loss. Compared to untreated and non-capped, mild CHT processed ZnTe:As back contacted devices, mild CHT with a CdS barrier showed the highest recovery in absorber doping and an ~10 mV gain in VOC, with the best cell efficiency approaching the baseline devices.

Preparation of Cu2Te Thin Films and Back-Contact Formation of CdTe Solar Cells

2009 ◽  
Vol 48 (8) ◽  
pp. 085501 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin Lv ◽  
Xia Di ◽  
Wei Li ◽  
Lianghuan Feng ◽  
Zhi Lei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Back Contact ◽  
Contact Formation ◽  
Cdte Solar Cells

Solution-processed Nanocrystal Based Thin Films as Hole Transport Materials in Cadmium Telluride Photovoltaics

MRS Advances ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (41) ◽  
pp. 2441-2447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ebin Bastola ◽  
Kamala Khanal Subedi ◽  
Khagendra P. Bhandari ◽  
Randy J. Ellingson
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Cadmium Telluride ◽  
Valence Band ◽  
Hole Transport ◽  
Transport Layer ◽  
Back Contact ◽  
Iron Pyrite ◽  
Solution Processed ◽  
Cdte Solar Cells

ABSTRACTThe cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) comprise an efficient and cost-effective technology for harvesting solar energy. However, device efficiency remains limited in part by low-open circuit voltage (VOC) and fill factor (FF) due to inefficient transport of photo-generated charge carriers. Given the deep valence band of CdTe, the use of copper/gold (Cu/Au) as a back contact serves primarily to narrow the width of the inherent Schottky junction evident in CdTe solar cells (in our laboratory, Cu/Au has been used as a standard back contact). For efficient transport of carriers to and into the back contact, a hole transport layer (HTL) is desired with valence band edge comparable to that of CdTe (∼ -5.9 eV). Here, we report solution-processed nanocrystal (NCs) based thin films as HTLs in CdTe solar cells. The earth abundant materials we discuss include iron pyrite (FeS2), nickel-alloyed iron pyrite (NixFe1-xS2), zinc copper sulfide (ZnxCu1-xS) nanocomposites, and perovskite-based films. The FeS2 and NixFe1-xS2 NCs are synthesized by a hot-injection route, and thin films are fabricated by drop-casting, and spin-coating techniques using colloidal NCs. ZnxCu1-xS thin films are fabricated by chemical bath deposition. These NC-based thin films are applied and studied as the HTLs in CdTe devices. On using these materials, the device performance can be increased up to 10% compared to the standard Cu/Au back contact. Here, we discuss the benefits, challenges, and opportunities for these back contact materials in CdTe photovoltaics.

CGS-Thin Films Solar Cells on Transparent Back Contact

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Caballero ◽  
Siebentritt ◽  
K. Sakurai ◽  
C. Kaufmann ◽  
M. Lux-steiner
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Back Contact

scholarly journals In SituandEx SituStudies of Molybdenum Thin Films Deposited by rf and dc Magnetron Sputtering as a Back Contact for CIGS Solar Cells

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Aryal ◽  
H. Khatri ◽  
R. W. Collins ◽  
S. Marsillac
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Magnetron Sputtering ◽  
Layer Thickness ◽  
Compressive Strain ◽  
Back Contact ◽  
Dc Magnetron Sputtering ◽  
Bulk Layer ◽  
Cigs Solar Cells ◽  
Deposited Films

Molybdenum thin films were deposited by rf and dc magnetron sputtering and their properties analyzed with regards to their potential application as a back contact for CIGS solar cells. It is shown that both types of films tend to transition from tensile to compressive strain when the deposition pressure increases, while the conductivity and the grain size decreas. The nucleation of the films characterized byin situand real time spectroscopic ellipsometry shows that both films follow a Volmer-Weber growth, with a higher surface roughness and lower deposition rate for the rf deposited films. The electronic relaxation time was then extracted as a function of bulk layer thickness for rf and dc films by fitting each dielectric function to a Drude free-electron model combined with a broad Lorentz oscillator. The values were fitted to a conical growth mode and demonstrated that the rf-deposited films have already smaller grains than the dc films when the bulk layer thickness is 30 nm.

Wiring-up Carbon Single Wall Nanotubes to Polycrystalline Inorganic Semiconductor Thin Films: Low-Barrier, Copper-Free Back Contact to CdTe Solar Cells

Nano Letters ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 5224-5232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam B. Phillips ◽  
Rajendra R. Khanal ◽  
Zhaoning Song ◽  
Rosa M. Zartman ◽  
Jonathan L. DeWitt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Back Contact ◽  
Cdte Solar Cells ◽  
Semiconductor Thin Films ◽  
Inorganic Semiconductor ◽  
Single Wall Nanotubes

Development of MoOx thin films as back contact buffer for CdTe solar cells in substrate configuration

2013 ◽  
Vol 535 ◽  
pp. 193-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Gretener ◽  
J. Perrenoud ◽  
L. Kranz ◽  
C. Baechler ◽  
S. Yoon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Back Contact ◽  
Cdte Solar Cells

Band gap grading and photovoltaic performance of solution-processed Cu(In,Ga)S2 thin-film solar cells

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (48) ◽  
pp. 27112-27118 ◽  
Author(s):  
So Hyeong Sohn ◽  
Noh Soo Han ◽  
Yong Jin Park ◽  
Seung Min Park ◽  
Hee Sang An ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Optical Properties ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
Photophysical Properties ◽  
Photovoltaic Performance ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Electrical Characteristics ◽  
Coating Methods

The photophysical properties of CIGS thin films, prepared by solution-based coating methods, are investigated to understand the correlation between the optical properties and the electrical characteristics of solar cells.

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