Preparation and properties of electrodeposited indium tin oxide/SnO2/CdTe and indium tin oxide/SnO2/CdS/CdTe solar cells

Cadmium telluride-based solar cells have been prepared as indium tin oxide (ITO)/SnO2/CdTe and indium tin oxide/SnO2/CdS/CdTe structures where CdS and CdTe were prepared by an electrodeposition technique. Both open circuit voltage and short circuit current of ITO/SnO2/CdTe cells were higher than tha...

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Published in:Journal of applied physics 1993-01, Vol.73 (2), p.782-786
Main Authors: DAS, S. K, MORRIS, G. C
Format: Article
Language:English
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Applied sciences
Energy
Exact sciences and technology
Natural energy
Photovoltaic conversion
Solar cells. Photoelectrochemical cells
Solar energy
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Summary:Cadmium telluride-based solar cells have been prepared as indium tin oxide (ITO)/SnO2/CdTe and indium tin oxide/SnO2/CdS/CdTe structures where CdS and CdTe were prepared by an electrodeposition technique. Both open circuit voltage and short circuit current of ITO/SnO2/CdTe cells were higher than that of ITO/SnO2/CdS/CdTe cells. The spectral response measurement showed that the current collection was higher in the ITO/SnO2/CdTe cell relative to the ITO/SnO2/CdS/CdTe cell. Current-voltage temperature measurements indicated that the junction transport could be controlled by recombination or thermally assisted tunneling in the ITO/SnO2/CdTe cell, whereas tunneling could be the dominant junction transport mechanism in the ITO/SnO2/CdS/CdTe cell. Activation energies of ITO/SnO2/CdTe and ITO/SnO2/CdS/CdTe cells were 0.60 and 0.76 eV, respectively. The values of the built-in potential, Vbi calculated from the measurement of open circuit voltage with temperature were 1.41 and 1.5 eV for ITO/SnO2/CdTe and ITO/SnO2/CdS/CdTe cells, respectively, whereas from Mott–Schottky plots they were 1.1 and 0.95 eV, respectively.
ISSN:0021-8979
1089-7550
DOI:10.1063/1.353338