First-principles study of back-contact effects on CdTe thin-film solar cells

2009 ◽  
Vol 80 (20) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mao-Hua Du
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Back Contact ◽  
Cdte Thin Film ◽  
First Principles Study ◽  
Contact Effects

First-principles Study of Back Contact Effects on CdTe Thin Film Solar Cells

2010 ◽  
Vol 1268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mao-Hua Du
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Cell Performance ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Back Contact ◽  
Cdte Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cell Performance ◽  
Cdte Solar Cells ◽  
P Type

AbstractForming a chemically stable low-resistance back contact for CdTe thin film solar cells is critically important to the cell performance. This paper reports theoretical study of the effects of the back contact material, Sb2Te3, on the performance of the CdTe solar cells. First-principles calculations show that Sb impurities in p-type CdTe are donors and can diffuse with low diffusion barrier. There properties are clearly detrimental to the solar cell performance. The Sb segregation into the grain boundaries may be required to explain the good efficiencies for the CdTe solar cells with Sb2Te3 back contacts.

Effect of ZnTe and CdZnTe Alloys at the Back Contact of 1-µm-Thick CdTe Thin Film Solar Cells

2002 ◽  
Vol 41 (Part 1, No. 5A) ◽  
pp. 2834-2841 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nowshad Amin ◽  
Akira Yamada ◽  
Makoto Konagai
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Back Contact ◽  
Cdte Thin Film

MoOx back contact for CdS/CdTe thin film solar cells: Preparation, device characteristics, and stability

2012 ◽  
Vol 99 ◽  
pp. 349-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Lin ◽  
Irfan ◽  
Wei Xia ◽  
Hsiang N. Wu ◽  
Yongli Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Back Contact ◽  
Cdte Thin Film

Stable CdTe thin film solar cells with a MoOx back-contact buffer layer

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruilong Yang ◽  
Dezhao Wang ◽  
Mingjer Jeng ◽  
Kaiming Ho ◽  
Deliang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Buffer Layer ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Back Contact ◽  
Cdte Thin Film

Influence of CuxS back contact on CdTe thin film solar cells

2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 014008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi Lei ◽  
Lianghuan Feng ◽  
Guanggen Zeng ◽  
Wei Li ◽  
Jingquan Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Back Contact ◽  
Cdte Thin Film

CdTe Thin Film Solar Cells Fabricated With CuO as a Buffer Layer in the Back Contact

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 1124-1129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hafiz Tariq Masood ◽  
Kai Shen ◽  
Qiang Li ◽  
Di Xiao ◽  
Deliang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Buffer Layer ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Back Contact ◽  
Cdte Thin Film

scholarly journals Iron pyrite nanocrystal film serves as a copper-free back contact for polycrystalline CdTe thin film solar cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 140 ◽  
pp. 108-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khagendra P. Bhandari ◽  
Prakash Koirala ◽  
Naba R. Paudel ◽  
Rajendra R. Khanal ◽  
Adam B. Phillips ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Back Contact ◽  
Cdte Thin Film ◽  
Iron Pyrite
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