Solution process for fabrication of thin film CdS/CdTe photovoltaic cell for building integration

被引：28
作者：
Mutalikdesai, Amruta [1 ]
Ramasesha, Sheela K. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Indian Inst Sci, Div Ctr Climate Change, Bangalore 560012, Karnataka, India
来源：
THIN SOLID FILMS | 2017年 / 632卷
关键词：
CBD; TiO2 buffer layer; Semitransparent; CdS/CdTe PV and thin film; SOLAR-CELLS; DEPOSITION; LAYER; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY; COST;
D O I：
10.1016/j.tsf.2017.04.036
中图分类号：
T [工业技术];
学科分类号：
08 ;
摘要：
A low-cost, scalable chalcogenide semiconductor thin film deposition process, Chemical Bath Deposition, is used to fabricate semi-transparent TiO2/CdS/CdTe solar cells. Cadmium telluride (CdTe) acts as an absorber and cadmium sulphide (CdS) is the window layer with band gaps of 1.45 eV and 2.45 eV, respectively. In this work, about 400 nmthick p-CdTe and similar to 200 nm n-CdS films are deposited on titaniumdioxide (TiO2) coated substrate. Insertion of TiO2 layer at front contact between FTO coated glass substrate and CdS; improved CdS/CdTe PV cell performance by reducing the leakage current. This resulted in increase of short circuit current in the device. At the initial stage of development the cell exhibits a voltage of 100.53 mVand photocurrent of 14.7mA/cm2, illustrates the potential of the process. The devices are characterized using FE-SEM, UV-Visible spectroscopy, XRD and AFM. The fabricated PV cells are around 43% transparent and these semi-transparent cells can be used aswindowpanes for building integrated photovoltaic applications. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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