Diffusion Barriers for CdS/CdTe Solar Cells Fabricated on Flexible Substrates

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作者：
Palekis, Vasilios [1 ]
Singh, Kartikay [1 ]
Feng, Xianjin [1 ]
Morel, Don L. [1 ]
Ferekides, Chris S. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ S Florida, Dept Elect Engn, Tampa, FL 33620 USA
来源：
2013 IEEE 39TH PHOTOVOLTAIC SPECIALISTS CONFERENCE (PVSC) | 2013年
关键词：
cadmium compounds; current-voltage characteristics; heat treatment; photovoltaic cells; THIN-FILMS; DEPOSITION; CDTE;
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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：
Thin film CdS/CdTe solar cells of the substrate configuration have been fabricated on stainless steel substrates. Impurities diffusing from the substrate to the film during fabrication were detrimental to the performance of the cells. SiO2, Si3N4, and MoxNy (molybdenum nitride) diffusion barriers were used in order to study the effect of these barriers on cell performance. The results suggest that cell performance improves with the use of these barriers. MoxNy resulted in the best performance solar cells. A critical step for high efficiency CdTe solar cells is the cadmium chloride heat treatment (CdCl2-HT). Different conditions of the CdCl2-HT were studied in order to optimize the parameters for the treatment of the substrate solar cells.
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页码：1156 / 1160
页数：5
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