CuxS back contact for CdTe solar cells

Donghwan Kim; Brian E. McCandless; Steven S. Hegedus; Robert W. Birkmire

Cu_xS back contact for CdTe solar cells

Donghwan Kim, Brian E. McCandless, Steven S. Hegedus, Robert W. Birkmire

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

3 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Copper sulfide (Cu_xS) films were studied as a back contact material for CdTe solar cells. The Cu_xS films were made by chemical bath deposition in aqueous solution. Annealing at 200°C in Ar improved the performance of the solar cells. Using the CdS/CdTe/Cu_xS/C structure, an open-circuit voltage (V_œ) higher than 840 mV and an energy conversion efficiency higher than 11% were obtained.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceddings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion
Editors	K. Kurokawa, L.L. Kazmerski, B. McNeils, M. Yamaguchi, C. Wronski
Pages	360-363
Number of pages	4
Publication status	Published - 2003
Event	Proceddings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion - Osaka, Japan Duration: 2003 May 11 → 2003 May 18

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion
Volume	A

Other

Other	Proceddings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Osaka
Period	03/5/11 → 03/5/18

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Engineering(all)

Cite this

Cu_xS back contact for CdTe solar cells. / Kim, Donghwan; McCandless, Brian E.; Hegedus, Steven S. et al.
Proceddings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion. ed. / K. Kurokawa; L.L. Kazmerski; B. McNeils; M. Yamaguchi; C. Wronski. 2003. p. 360-363 (Proceedings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion; Vol. A).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Kim, D, McCandless, BE, Hegedus, SS & Birkmire, RW 2003, Cu_xS back contact for CdTe solar cells. in K Kurokawa, LL Kazmerski, B McNeils, M Yamaguchi & C Wronski (eds), Proceddings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion. Proceedings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, vol. A, pp. 360-363, Proceddings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Osaka, Japan, 03/5/11.

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