CdS/CdTe thin-film solar cells with Cu-free MoO3-x/Au back contacts

被引：0

作者：

Paudel, Naba R. ^{[1
,2
]}

Xiao, Chuanxiao ^{[1
,2
]}

El-Amin, Ammaarah ^{[1
,2
]}

Zartman, Rosa ^{[1
,2
]}

Heben, Michael J. ^{[1
,2
]}

Yan, Yanfa ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Toledo, Dept Phys & Astron, Toledo, OH 43606 USA

[2] Univ Toledo, Wright Ctr Photovolta Innovat & Commercializat, Toledo, OH 43606 USA

来源：

2013 IEEE 39TH PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE (PVSC) | 2013年

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

thin-film; solar cell; CSS; CBD; thermal evaporation; cadmium telluride; moly-oxide;

D O I：

暂无

中图分类号：

TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];

学科分类号：

0807 ; 0820 ;

摘要：

The development of high-efficiency CdS/CdTe thinfilm solar cells with Cu-free back contacts is an important and challenging issue. In this study, we report on the performance of CdS/CdTe thin-film solar cells with Cu-free MoO3-x/Au back contacts and standard Cu/Au back contacts. All cells were fabricated on SnO2:F-coated soda-lime glass substrates with high resistive transparent SnO2 buffer layers supplied by NSG. The CdS and CdTe layers were deposited by chemical bath deposition and close-spaced sublimation, respectively. The MoO3-x/Au back contact layers were thermally evaporated after chloride activation. The incorporation of MoO3 layer was found to improve the open circuit voltage but reduce fill factor as compared to the cells using sole Au back contacts. We found that the fill factor is very sensitive to the thickness of the MoO3 layer. With an optimal thickness of MoO3, the best small-area cell (0.08 cm(2)) has achieved a nearly 13% efficiency under an AM1.5 illumination.

引用

页码：1161 / 1164

页数：4

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