16.0% efficient thin-film CdS/CdTe solar cells

High efficiency cadmium sulfide (CdS)/cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells have been developed using ultra-thin CdS films having a thickness of 50 nm. CdS films deposited on indium tin oxide (IT0)/ 1737 glass substrates by the metal organic chemical vapor deposition technique, and CdTe films subsequ...

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Main Authors: Ohyama, H., Aramoto, T., Kumazawa, S., Higuchi, H., Arita, T., Shibutani, S., Nishio, T., Nakajima, J., Tsuji, M., Hanafusa, A., Hibino, T., Omura, K., Murozono, M.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Cadmium compounds
CADMIUM SULFIDES
CADMIUM TELLURIDE SOLAR CELLS
CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Fabrication
Glass
Indium tin oxide
MATERIALS SCIENCE
Organic chemicals
Photovoltaic cells
Photovoltaic systems
PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION
SOLAR ABSORBERS
SOLAR ENERGY
Substrates
THIN FILMS
Transistors
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Summary:High efficiency cadmium sulfide (CdS)/cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells have been developed using ultra-thin CdS films having a thickness of 50 nm. CdS films deposited on indium tin oxide (IT0)/ 1737 glass substrates by the metal organic chemical vapor deposition technique, and CdTe films subsequently deposited by the close-spaced sublimation technique were used for the fabrication of CdS/CdTe solar cells. A photovoltaic conversion efficiency of 16.0% under Air Mass (AM) 1.5 conditions has been measured by the Japan Quality Assurance Organization.
ISSN:0160-8371
DOI:10.1109/PVSC.1997.654098