Microsecond Carrier Lifetimes in Polycrystalline CdSeTe Heterostructures and in CdSeTe Thin Film Solar Cells
We report significant advances in understanding and reducing nonradiative Shockley-Read-Hall recombination in polycrystalline CdSe x Te 1-x , leading to microsecond charge carrier lifetimes. In undoped Al 2 O 3 -passivated heterostructures we find external radiative efficiency 0.2%, quasi-Fermi level splitting 950 mV, mobility 100 cm 2 /(Vs), and diffusion length 14 µm. In solar cells measured lifetimes can exceed 1 µs. We interpret this data to indicate MgZnO/CdSeTe interface recombination velocity <; 100 cm/s. Based on our results, it appears CdTe PV technology has potentially overcome longstanding “recombination lifetime” limitation and in the near future will transition to improving other aspects of device design.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Solar Energy Technologies Office (EE-4S)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- OSTI ID:
- 1782700
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/CP-5900-76895; MainId:11520; UUID:bfaf202b-8682-40ef-9c1a-bfa780ae1195; MainAdminID:22423
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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