FABRICATION OF ULTRA-THIN CdTe LAYERS BY THE CLOSE-SPACED SUBLIMATION TECHNIQUES FOR CdTe/CdS SOLAR CELLS

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Karim, M. R. [1 ]
Raza, M. T. [2 ]
Othman, Z. A. [3 ]
Alturaif, H. A. [4 ]
Amin, N. [5 ]
机构
[1] King Saud Univ, Adv Mfg Inst, CEREM, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia
[2] King Saud Univ, Coll Engn, Dept Ind Engn, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia
[3] King Saud Univ, Coll Sci, Dept Chem, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia
[4] Flinders Univ South Australia, CNST, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia
[5] Univ Kebangsaan Malaysia, Fac Engn & Built Environm, Dept Elect Elect & Syst Engn, Bangi 43600, Malaysia
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CHALCOGENIDE LETTERS | 2017年 / 14卷 / 10期
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CSS; CdTe; CdS; Solar energy materials; Thin films; FILMS;
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Close-spaced sublimation (CSS) of ultra-thin (similar to 3-4 mu m) CdTe layers for deposition on CdS-coated glass has been performed using a custom-designed CSS system. The deposition characteristics of CdTe have been studied on three types of CdS: firstly, CdS by Sputtering; secondly, CdS by CBD; and thirdly, CdS:O by Sputtering. Surface morphology was then studied using FESEM. XRD was performed to confirm the crystal properties of the film. UV-VIS spectrophotometery was used for determining the optical absorption and transmission characteristics of the film, which was further used to calculate the band gap of the deposited film.
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