Abstract
We have been studying new approaches to conventional Chemical Bath Deposition (CBD) of chalcogenide containing materials, using continuous circulation and replenishment of CBD solution over a heated substrate. Crystalline thin films produced by this method offer potential for use in solar cell devices or other optoelectronic applications. Films of CdS, ZnS and the ternary material Cd xZn 1-xS have been deposited on TO-glass substrates. In this paper we demonstrate our approach for the deposition of CdS films. These have been characterized by XPS, SEM, XRD and UV/vis spectroscopy and shown to be good quality. The films have been used to fabricate Au/CdTe/CdS/TO-glass solar cells of efficiency 10.1% under AM1.5 illumination.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 199-204 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings |
| Volume | 606 |
| Publication status | Published - 2000 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Chemical Processing of Dielectrics, Insulators and Electronic Ceramics - Boston, MA, USA Duration: 29 Nov 1999 → 1 Dec 1999 |
