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16.0% efficient thin-film CdS/CdTe solar cells

Conference ·
OSTI ID:302502
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  1. Matsushita Battery Industrial Co., Ltd., Moriguchi, Osaka (Japan). PV Research and Development Center
High efficiency cadmium sulfide (CdS)/cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells have been developed using ultra-thin CdS films having a thickness of 50 nm. CdS films deposited on indium tin oxide (ITO)/{number_sign}1737 glass substrates by the metal organic chemical vapor deposition technique, and CdTe films subsequently deposited by the close-spaced sublimation technique were used for the fabrication of CdS/CdTe solar cells. A photovoltaic conversion efficiency of 16.0% under Air Mass (AM) 1.5 conditions has been measured by the Japan Quality Assurance Organization.
OSTI ID:
302502
Report Number(s):
CONF-970953--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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