Commercialization of a thick film solar cell. Quarterly technical progress report, September 1, 1980 to October 1, 1980

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6810016· OSTI ID:6810016

McDonald, G. D.

Films of CdS were prepared by screen printing and were sintered using a variety of firing conditions and flux concentrations. At the higher temperatures, longer firing temperatures, and lower flux concentrations crystals of cadmium oxide formed on the surface of the CdS film. Preparation of the copper sulfide barrier via the aqueous solution treatment was found to produce suitable barriers only when the films were pre-etched in HCl and when the dip solution containing Cu/sub 2/Cl/sub 2/ was hot. CdS films formed on indium oxide coated glass showed no evidence of indium penetration into the CdS layer. Transmission studies of the CdS layer failed because of the opacity of the films relative to the equipment available.

• Research Organization: Johnson Controls, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-77CH00178
• OSTI ID: 6810016
• Report Number(s): SERI/PR-8104-2-T3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
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CADMIUM COMPOUNDS
CADMIUM SULFIDE SOLAR CELLS
CADMIUM SULFIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
COPPER COMPOUNDS
COPPER SULFIDES
DEPOSITION
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
EQUIPMENT
ETCHING
FABRICATION
FILMS
HEAT TREATMENTS
INDIUM COMPOUNDS
INDIUM OXIDES
INORGANIC PHOSPHORS
MICROSCOPY
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOSPHORS
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
SCREEN PRINTING
SINTERING
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SULFIDES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SURFACE COATING
SURFACE FINISHING
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS