Effect of thermal treatment on the properties of a thin-film Cu/sub x/S-CdS heterojunction

Journal Article · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1975 · Appl. Solar Energy (USSR) (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:7267987

Akramov, Kh T; Umarov, G Ya; Razykov, T M

Results are reported of an investigation into the effect of thermal treatment on the short-circuit current, open-circuit output voltage, and the current--voltage, capacitance--voltage, and spectral characteristics of the Cu/sub x/S--CdS heterojunction. It is shown that the photovoltaic properties of the specimens with relatively poor characteristics could be improved by short thermal treatment. The results obtained are explained in terms of the diffusion of copper which occurs during the thermal treatment between the collector grid and the copper clusters in the P-layer of Cu/sub x/S on the one hand and the surface region of the n-CdS base layer on the other.

• Research Organization: Tashkent State Univ.
• OSTI ID: 7267987
• Journal Information: Appl. Solar Energy (USSR) (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Vol. 11:5/6; Other Information: Translated from Geliotekhnika; 11: No. 6, 3-7(1975)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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140501* - Solar Energy Conversion- Photovoltaic Conversion