Investigations of CuInSe sub 2 thin films and contacts
- California Inst. of Tech., Pasadena, CA (United States)
This report describes research into electrical contacts for copper indium diselenide (CuInSe{sub 2}) polycrystalline thin films used for solar cell applications. Molybdenum contacts have historically been the most promising for heterojunction solar cells. This program studied contact stability by investigating thermally induced bilayer reactions between molybdenum and copper, indium, and selenium. Because selenization is widely used to fabricate CuInSe{sub 2} thin films for photovoltaic cells, a second part of the program investigated how the morphologies, phases, and reactions of pre-selenization Cu-In structures are affected by the deposition process and heat treatments. 7 refs., 6 figs.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO (United States); California Inst. of Tech., Pasadena, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-83CH10093
- OSTI ID:
- 5168746
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/TP-214-4433; ON: DE91002192
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360603 -- Materials-- Properties
ANNEALING
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COHERENT SCATTERING
COPPER SELENIDE SOLAR CELLS
DIFFRACTION
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELECTRIC CONTACTS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELEMENTS
EQUIPMENT
FILMS
HEAT TREATMENTS
HETEROJUNCTIONS
INDIUM SELENIDE SOLAR CELLS
JUNCTIONS
LAYERS
METALS
MOLYBDENUM
MORPHOLOGY
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PROGRESS REPORT
SCATTERING
SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS
SEMIMETALS
SILICON
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
STABILITY
SUBSTRATES
THIN FILMS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
USES
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360603 -- Materials-- Properties
ANNEALING
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COHERENT SCATTERING
COPPER SELENIDE SOLAR CELLS
DIFFRACTION
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELECTRIC CONTACTS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELEMENTS
EQUIPMENT
FILMS
HEAT TREATMENTS
HETEROJUNCTIONS
INDIUM SELENIDE SOLAR CELLS
JUNCTIONS
LAYERS
METALS
MOLYBDENUM
MORPHOLOGY
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PROGRESS REPORT
SCATTERING
SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS
SEMIMETALS
SILICON
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
STABILITY
SUBSTRATES
THIN FILMS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
USES
X-RAY DIFFRACTION