Indium phosphide/cadmium sulfide thin-film solar cells. Quarterly report, July-October 1980
InP thin films were deposited by planar reactive deposition on recrystallized CdS (RXCdS) and semi-insulating (100) InP substrates and evaluated as potential layers for an all-thin-film solar cell. One objective of this period was to grow InP on RXCdS at a substrate temperature which is high enough to permit the growth of p-type material but yet low enough to permit the epitaxial growth of large grains. Films prepared on RXCdS at approximately 330/sup 0/C contained a mixture of grains having both large and submicron lateral dimensions. Be-doped epitaxial films, deposited on semi-insulating InP at 330/sup 0/C, showed both n- and p-type behavior. Films prepared at higher temperatures with a freshly Be-charged indium source were p-type. However, at these temperatures, layers prepared after several runs with the same source were n-type. Analyses of the indium source and films were initiated to determine the cause of the transient doping.
- Research Organization:
- Hughes Research Labs., Malibu, CA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-77CH00178
- OSTI ID:
- 6602264
- Report Number(s):
- SERI/PR-9196-1-T1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360601 -- Other Materials-- Preparation & Manufacture
360603 -- Materials-- Properties
ALLOYS
BERYLLIUM ADDITIONS
BERYLLIUM ALLOYS
CADMIUM SULFIDE SOLAR CELLS
CARRIER DENSITY
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
DEPOSITION
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
EPITAXY
EQUIPMENT
FABRICATION
FILMS
GRAIN SIZE
INDIUM COMPOUNDS
INDIUM PHOSPHIDE SOLAR CELLS
INDIUM PHOSPHIDES
ION MICROPROBE ANALYSIS
MATERIALS
MICROANALYSIS
MICROSTRUCTURE
N-TYPE CONDUCTORS
NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS
P-TYPE CONDUCTORS
PHOSPHIDES
PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PNICTIDES
SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS
SIZE
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SUBSTRATES
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360601 -- Other Materials-- Preparation & Manufacture
360603 -- Materials-- Properties
ALLOYS
BERYLLIUM ADDITIONS
BERYLLIUM ALLOYS
CADMIUM SULFIDE SOLAR CELLS
CARRIER DENSITY
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
DEPOSITION
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
EPITAXY
EQUIPMENT
FABRICATION
FILMS
GRAIN SIZE
INDIUM COMPOUNDS
INDIUM PHOSPHIDE SOLAR CELLS
INDIUM PHOSPHIDES
ION MICROPROBE ANALYSIS
MATERIALS
MICROANALYSIS
MICROSTRUCTURE
N-TYPE CONDUCTORS
NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS
P-TYPE CONDUCTORS
PHOSPHIDES
PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PNICTIDES
SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS
SIZE
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SUBSTRATES