Polycrystalline heterojunction solar cells: processing perspective

Conference · Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1992 · AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (United States)

OSTI ID:6696021

Birkmire, R W; Hegedus, S S; McCandless, B E; Phillips, J E; Russell, T; Shafarman, W N; Verma, S; Yamanaka, S ^[1]

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1. Institute of Energy Conversion, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716 (United States)

Developing an efficient commercial scale process for fabricating large area polycrystalline thin film solar cells from a research process requires detailed understanding of the individual steps in making the solar cell and their relationship to device performance and reliability. In this paper, the complexities involved in characterizing a process are demonstrated with results from our research program on CuInSe[sub 2] and CdTe processes.

• OSTI ID: 6696021
• Report Number(s): CONF-9205115-; CODEN: APCPCS
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (United States), Vol. 268:1; Conference: 11. review meeting of the National Renewable Energy Laboratories: photovoltaic advanced research and development, Lakewood, CO (United States), 13-15 May 1992; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
SOLAR CELLS
HETEROJUNCTIONS
CADMIUM TELLURIDE SOLAR CELLS
COPPER SELENIDE SOLAR CELLS
CRYSTAL GROWTH
DECOMPOSITION
INDIUM SELENIDE SOLAR CELLS
POLYCRYSTALS
SPECTRAL RESPONSE
THIN FILMS
TIME DEPENDENCE
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CRYSTALS
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
EQUIPMENT
FILMS
JUNCTIONS
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
140501* - Solar Energy Conversion- Photovoltaic Conversion