학술논문

Properties of Cd and Zn partial electrolyte treated CIGS solar cells
Document Type
Conference
Source
Conference Record of the Twenty-Ninth IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2002. Photovoltaic specialists conference 2002 Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2002. Conference Record of the Twenty-Ninth IEEE. :523-526 2002
Subject
Photonics and Electrooptics
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Zinc
Photovoltaic cells
Photovoltaic systems
Transistors
Solar power generation
Chemicals
Physics
Computational Intelligence Society
Laboratories
Impurities
Language
Abstract
We study the influence of Cd partial baths on the photovoltaic properties of CuInGaSe/sub 2/ (CIGS) and CuInGaSSe/sub 2/ (CIGSS) thin film absorbers. We find that efficient solar cells can be fabricated by this treatment, and we compare their properties; with those containing CdS window layers grown by chemical bath deposition. The results suggest that Cd plays a dominant role in establishing efficient photovoltaic junctions in Cu InSe/sub 2/ alloys. Micron scale photoluminescence scans show non-uniformity along the length probed. Cd treatment quenches one of the luminescence transitions, which indicates a change in shallow acceptor level density. We present a model that helps to explain the evolution of photovoltaic action.