Cadmium sulfide/copper sulfide heterojunction cell research. Technical progress report No. 3, March 1-May 31, 1978

Technical Report · Fri Jun 30 04:00:00 EDT 1978

OSTI ID:6256811

The program objective is to investigate and evaluate the application of cylindrical-post magnetron reactive sputtering to the production of solar cell quality thin films of CdS/Cu/sub 2/S for large scale terrestrial photovoltaic energy conversion. The primary activities during the third quarter reporting period were directed toward the following tasks: assembly of specialized deposition system; deposition of Cd/sub 1-x/Zn/sub x/S; substrate contact; deposition of Cu/sub 2/S; electrical measurements of Cu/sub x/S; and structural measurements of Cu/sub x/S. A major activity during the third quarter reporting period has been a systematic study of Cu/sub x/S coatings deposited by reactive sputtering Cu in Ar-H/sub 2/S gas mixtures at various injection rates (partial pressures) of H/sub 2/S. The coatings were analyzed with respect to electrical, optical, and structural characteristics.

• Research Organization: Dynatrend, Inc., Burlington, MA (USA); Lockheed Missiles and Space Co., Sunnyvale, CA (USA). Electro-Optics Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-77CS20024
• OSTI ID: 6256811
• Report Number(s): DOE/CS/20024-T3; ON: DE81027639
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
CADMIUM COMPOUNDS
CADMIUM SULFIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
COPPER COMPOUNDS
COPPER SULFIDES
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
ELECTRON TUBES
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
FILMS
GLASS
INORGANIC PHOSPHORS
LIGHT TRANSMISSION
MAGNETRONS
MICROSTRUCTURE
MICROWAVE EQUIPMENT
MICROWAVE TUBES
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
PHOSPHORS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
REFLECTIVITY
SPUTTERING
SUBSTRATES
SULFIDES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SURFACE PROPERTIES
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
ZINC COMPOUNDS
ZINC SULFIDES