Copper sulfide/cadmium sulfide heterojunction cell research by sputter deposition
This paper reports on an investigation concerning the use of magnetron reactive sputtering for fabricating Cu/sub 2/S/CdS solar cells. Hybrid cells have been fabricated which combine reactive sputtered Cu/sub 2/S with evaporated CdS and (CdZn)S layers. A Cu/sub 2/S/(CdZn)S (14 at.% Zn) cell of this type, with an evaporated Ta/sub 2/O/sub 5/ antireflection layer, has yielded: J/SUB sc/ = 18.5 mA/cm/sup 2/, V/SUB oc/ = 0.53V, FF = 0.72 and eta = 7.20%. All-sputtered planar thin film Cu/sub 2/S/CdS cells have been deposited onto glass substrates, without breaking vacuum, using a multi-source deposition apparatus. A cell of this type without an antireflection coating has yielded: J/SUB sc/ = 12.2 mA/cm/sup 2/, V/SUB oc/ = 0.53V, FF = 0.62 and eta = 3.94%.
- Research Organization:
- Telic Company, Santa Monica, CA
- OSTI ID:
- 5449543
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-820906-
- Journal Information:
- Conf. Rec. IEEE Photovoltaic Spec. Conf.; (United States), Conference: 16. IEEE photovoltaics specialists conference, San Diego, CA, USA, 28 Sep 1982
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
CADMIUM SULFIDE SOLAR CELLS
FABRICATION
COPPER SULFIDE SOLAR CELLS
ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS
CADMIUM SULFIDES
COPPER SULFIDES
DEPOSITION
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
GLASS
HETEROJUNCTIONS
PHOTOCURRENTS
SPUTTERING
SUBSTRATES
TANTALUM OXIDES
THIN FILMS
VACUUM COATING
ZINC ADDITIONS
ALLOYS
CADMIUM COMPOUNDS
CHALCOGENIDES
COATINGS
COPPER COMPOUNDS
CURRENTS
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRIC CURRENTS
EQUIPMENT
FILMS
INORGANIC PHOSPHORS
JUNCTIONS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOSPHORS
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SULFIDES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SURFACE COATING
TANTALUM COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
ZINC ALLOYS
140501* - Solar Energy Conversion- Photovoltaic Conversion