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Investigation of Cd1-xMgxTe Alloys for Tandem Solar Cell Applications (Poster)

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OSTI ID:893119

Fabrication and characterization of Cd{sub 1-x}Mg{sub x}Te(CMT) alloys and to determine their potential for device applications. Main emphasis is on the development of the devices in 1.5 to 1.8 eV range for the top cell of two-junction tandem solar cells. The conclusions are: (1) CMT alloy films with a wide composition range were fabricated; (2) the optical band gap shows a systematic variation with composition and CMT alloy films withstood the commonly used device processing steps for CdTe; and (3) they have fabricated cells with 5% efficiency in the energy gap range of 1.5 to 1.7 eV and established the viability of CMT for device applications.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO.
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-99GO10337
OSTI ID:
893119
Report Number(s):
NREL/PO-520-39969
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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