Development of stable high efficiency polycrystalline thin-film solar cells based on CulnSe/sub 2/. Final report, 16 March 1983-15 March 1984

Technical Report · Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5324506

Birkmire, R W; Hall, R B; Phillips, J E; Meakin, J D

A two-junction, monolithic, optically and electrically coupled solar cell has been designed and a successful prototype produced. Each junction is a thin-film polycrystalline cell, namely, CuInSe/sub 2//(CdZn)S and CdTe/(CdZn)S. All active semi-conductor layers are produced by physical vapor deposition. During this contract year, a procedure for producing thin-film p-type CdTe by physical vapor deposition and a usable transparent interconnect for the tandem cell were developed.

• Research Organization: Delaware Univ., Newark (USA). Inst. of Energy Conversion
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-83CH10093
• OSTI ID: 5324506
• Report Number(s): SERI/STR-211-2516; ON: DE85000517
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
CADMIUM SULFIDES
DEPOSITION
CADMIUM TELLURIDES
COPPER SELENIDES
INDIUM SELENIDES
SOLAR CELLS
FABRICATION
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FILL FACTORS
HETEROJUNCTIONS
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
POLYCRYSTALS
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE
SUBSTRATES
TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT
THIN FILMS
CADMIUM COMPOUNDS
CHALCOGENIDES
COPPER COMPOUNDS
CRYSTALS
DATA
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
EQUIPMENT
FILMS
INDIUM COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
INORGANIC PHOSPHORS
JUNCTIONS
MICROSCOPY
NUMERICAL DATA
PHOSPHORS
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
SELENIDES
SELENIUM COMPOUNDS
SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SULFIDES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
TELLURIDES
TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
140501* - Solar Energy Conversion- Photovoltaic Conversion