Advanced Processing of CdTe- and CuIn1-xGaxSe2-Based Solar Cells: Final Technical Report, 26 May 1998--22 December 2001

Technical Report · Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2003

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/15005527· OSTI ID:15005527

Morel, D L; Ferekides, C S

This project addresses most of the key CdTe technology areas, with focus on improving the manufacturability and long-term stability of this technology. The activities over this 3-year period include developing simplified processing, studying novel front and back contacts, and improving long-term stability. This report describes work carried out during the last year of the project. The solar cells discussed below are fabricated by various deposition technologies that include chemical vapor deposition, chemical-bath deposition, close-spaced sublimation, and rf-sputtering. The devices are routinely evaluated using standard solar cell analytical techniques such as dark and light current-voltage, spectral response, and capacitance-voltage measurements.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-99-GO10337
• OSTI ID: 15005527
• Report Number(s): NREL/SR-520-35092; ZAF-8-17619-29; TRN: US200322%%258
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 1 Oct 2003; Related Information: Work performed by the University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION
DEPOSITION
PROCESSING
SOLAR CELLS
SPECTRAL RESPONSE
STABILITY
SUBLIMATION
PV
CDTE
LONG-TERM STABILITY
CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (CVD)
CHEMICAL-BATH DEPOSITION (CBD)
CLOSE-SPACED SUBLIMATION (CSS)
RF-SPUTTERING
DARK AND LIGHT CURRENT-VOLTAGE (J-V)
SPECTRAL RESPONSE (SR)
CAPACITANCE-VOLTAGE (C-V) MEASUREMENTS
MANUFACTURABILITY
SOLAR ENERGY - PHOTOVOLTAICS