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Influence of CdCl[sub 2] treatment on the electrical and optical properties of CdS thin film

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OSTI ID:5939403
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  1. Department of Physics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401 (United States)
  2. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401 (United States)
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We have investigated the optical and electrical properties of the CdS films under a variety of the post-deposition annealing treatments. CdCl[sub 2]-treatment results in the decrease of the shallow defect density, the increase of the bandgap, the photoconductivity response, as well as the optical transmission in the wavelength range between 500 and 600 nm of the CdS films. While non-CdCl[sub 2]-treatment (annealed without CdCl[sub 2]) leads to the opposite results. Also, after coated with the CdTe films and annealed, CdCl[sub 2]-treated CdS films of the annealed CdS/CdTe films have higher photoconductivity response than the as-deposited CdS films of the annealed CdS/CdTe films. The role of CdCl[sub 2] in the post-treatment and the influence of the CdCl[sub 2] treatment on the CdTe/CdS cell performance is analyzed. [copyright] [ital 1999 American Institute of Physics.]

OSTI ID:
5939403
Report Number(s):
CONF-980935--
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 462:1; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
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CADMIUM COMPOUNDS
CADMIUM SULFIDES
CADMIUM TELLURIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
ENERGY GAP
EQUIPMENT
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HEAT TREATMENTS
INFRARED SPECTRA
INORGANIC PHOSPHORS
MICROSTRUCTURE
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
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PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SPECTRA
SULFIDES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
TELLURIDES
TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS
THIN FILMS
VISIBLE SPECTRA