Preliminary studies on the low-cost preparation of chalcogenide semiconductors from solution depositions

Conference · Thu Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6358606

Chen, Y W; Turner, J A; Noufi, R

Low-cost solution deposition processes such as electrodeposition, chemical conversion and electrochemical conversion have been employed to prepare chalcogenides and chalcopyrites such as Cu-Se, Cu-Te, Cd-Se, Cd-Te, Cu-In-Se, and Cu-In-Te systems. The deposition processes were studied by cyclic voltammetry, rotating disk, rotating ring disk, x-ray diffraction, and surface analyses. The as-deposited films are amorphous and exhibited p-type photovoltaic activity. The electrodeposition of copper selenides on n-Si and n-CdX (X = S, Se, Te) showed that heterojunctions were formed.

• Research Organization: Solar Energy Research Inst., Golden, CO (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-83CH10093
• OSTI ID: 6358606
• Report Number(s): SERI/TP-212-2528; CONF-841058-11; ON: DE85000538
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
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AUGER ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY
CADMIUM COMPOUNDS
CADMIUM SELENIDES
CADMIUM SULFIDES
CADMIUM TELLURIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL COATING
COHERENT SCATTERING
COPPER COMPOUNDS
COPPER SELENIDES
COPPER TELLURIDES
CURRENTS
DEPOSITION
DIFFRACTION
ELECTRIC CURRENTS
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
ELECTROCHEMICAL COATING
ELECTRODEPOSITION
ELECTROLYSIS
ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY
ELECTROPLATING
ELEMENTS
HETEROJUNCTIONS
INDIUM COMPOUNDS
INDIUM SELENIDES
INDIUM TELLURIDES
INORGANIC PHOSPHORS
JUNCTIONS
LYSIS
PHOSPHORS
PHOTOCURRENTS
PLATING
SCATTERING
SELENIDES
SELENIUM COMPOUNDS
SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS
SEMIMETALS
SILICON
SPECTROSCOPY
SULFIDES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SURFACE COATING
TELLURIDES
TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
VOLTAMETRY
X-RAY DIFFRACTION