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Development of Combinatorial Pulsed Laser Deposition for Expedited Device Optimization in CdTeCdS Thin-Film Solar Cells
Joint Authors
Zeng, Guanggen
Al-mebir, Alaa Ayad
Harrison, Paul
Kadhim, Ali
Wu, Judy
Meeth, Jake
Source
International Journal of Optics
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-01-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A combinatorial pulsed laser deposition system was developed by integrating a computer controlled scanning sample stage in order to rapidly screen processing conditions relevant to CdTe/CdS thin-film solar cells.
Using this system, the thickness of the CdTe absorber layer is varied across a single sample from 1.5 μm to 0.75 μm.
The effects of thickness on CdTe grain morphology, crystal orientation, and cell efficiency were investigated with respect to different postprocessing conditions.
It is shown that the thinner CdTe layer of 0.75 μm obtained the best power conversion efficiency up to 5.3%.
The results of this work shows the importance that CdTe grain size/morphology relative to CdTe thickness has on device performance and quantitatively exhibits what those values should be to obtain efficient thin-film CdTe/CdS solar cells fabricated with pulsed laser deposition.
Further development of this combinatorial approach could enable high-throughput exploration and optimization of CdTe/CdS solar cells.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kadhim, Ali& Harrison, Paul& Meeth, Jake& Al-mebir, Alaa Ayad& Zeng, Guanggen& Wu, Judy. 2016. Development of Combinatorial Pulsed Laser Deposition for Expedited Device Optimization in CdTeCdS Thin-Film Solar Cells. International Journal of Optics،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106363
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kadhim, Ali…[et al.]. Development of Combinatorial Pulsed Laser Deposition for Expedited Device Optimization in CdTeCdS Thin-Film Solar Cells. International Journal of Optics No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106363
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kadhim, Ali& Harrison, Paul& Meeth, Jake& Al-mebir, Alaa Ayad& Zeng, Guanggen& Wu, Judy. Development of Combinatorial Pulsed Laser Deposition for Expedited Device Optimization in CdTeCdS Thin-Film Solar Cells. International Journal of Optics. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106363
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1106363