ELECTROCHEMICAL DEPOSITION OF THIN ZNTE FILMS AS A CONTACT FOR CDTE SOLAR-CELLS

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作者
MONDAL, A
MCCANDLESS, BE
BIRKMIRE, RW
机构
[1] Institute of Energy Conversion, University of Delaware, Newark
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10.1016/0927-0248(92)90059-X
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TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
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0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要
ZnTe films doped with Cu were deposited by an electrochemical method for the first time directly onto CdTe/CdS/ITO/glass substrates to form a low resistance contact to CdTe. The depositions were carried out in an aqueous solution of ZnCl2, TeO2 and CuCl2 or CuSO4 in which the substrate was externally short circuited to a Zn counter electrode to complete an electrochemical cell. Single phase films 50 nm to 300 nm thick were obtained for specific pH and TeO2 concentrations and bath temperature. Complexing the Cu2+ with triethanolamine (TEA) allowed reproducible deposition of p-type ZnTe:Cu films. ZnTe:Cu/CdTe/CdS solar cells fabricated using this method have achieved AM1.5 efficiencies of 8.7%.
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