Cadmium sulfide-copper sulfide: heterojunction cell research. Quarterly Progress report-2, September 1, 1978-December 1, 1978

Technical Report · Wed Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5361725· OSTI ID:5361725

The development of the planar junction CdS/Cu/sub 2/S solar cell has been continued. Experiments have been conducted with varying thicknesses of Cu/sub 2/S to determine whether the need for light trapping can be reduced by utilizing thick Cu/sub 2/S layers. Further optical analysis of the influence of texturing on light trapping in the cell have been conducted. In Task 2, the development of a (CdZn)S/Cu/sub 2/S cell, a major effort has been expended in determining the details of the junction morphology. A wide range of analytical work has continued under Task 3. Preliminary data has been obtained on cells sealed behind sheet glass and cells with integral electron beam evaporated glass coatings.

• Research Organization: Delaware Univ., Newark (USA). Inst. of Energy Conversion
• DOE Contract Number: EG-77-C-01-4042
• OSTI ID: 5361725
• Report Number(s): DSE-4042-2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
CADMIUM COMPOUNDS
CADMIUM SULFIDE SOLAR CELLS
CADMIUM SULFIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
COPPER COMPOUNDS
COPPER SULFIDES
DESIGN
DIMENSIONS
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
ENCAPSULATION
EQUIPMENT
INORGANIC PHOSPHORS
JUNCTIONS
MORPHOLOGY
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
PERFORMANCE
PHOSPHORS
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
RECOMBINATION
REFLECTIVITY
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SULFIDES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SURFACE PROPERTIES
TEXTURE
THICKNESS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
TRAPS
ZINC COMPOUNDS
ZINC SULFIDES