Spray pyrolysis prepared CdTe solar cells
Abstract
Achievement of all thin-film, CdTe-based heterojunction solar cells has been successfully demonstrated using a potentially very low cost chemical spray process. Open-circuit voltages over 600 mV and conversion efficiency up to 4% have been obtained. The active semiconductor layers are extremely thin, and preliminary investigations of wider bandgap windows, alternative acceptor dopants for the CdTe, and cell stability have shown very encouraging results.
- Publication:
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15th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
- Pub Date:
- 1981
- Bibcode:
- 1981pvsp.conf.1068S
- Keywords:
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- Cadmium Tellurides;
- Heterojunction Devices;
- Pyrolysis;
- Solar Cells;
- Sprayed Coatings;
- Thin Films;
- Energy Conversion Efficiency;
- Fabrication;
- Open Circuit Voltage;
- Engineering (General)