Among the armoury of photovoltaic materials, thin film heterojunction photovoltaics continue
to be a promising candidate for solar energy conversion delivering a vast scope in terms of …

The current state of knowledge on the impact of grain boundaries in CdTe solar cells is
reviewed with emphasis being placed on working cell structures. The role of the chemical …

The deposition parameters utilized during cadmium telluride (CdTe) film formation can
regulate the microstructure of the absorber layer, which is crucial to photovoltaic conversion …

Cadmium telluride thin film solar cells are the leading industrial thin film solar cell
technology, with power conversion efficiency in excess of 22% and one of the lowest costs …

Grain structure influences both transport and recombination in CdTe solar cells. Larger
grains generally are obtained with higher deposition temperatures, but commercially it is …

We report the effect of CdCl2 vapor treatment on the photovoltaic parameters of CdS/CdTe
solar cells. Vapor treatment allows combining CdCl2 exposure time and annealing in one …

The analyses of surface morphology and microstructural properties of CdTe thin film
absorber layers, deposited by metal organic chemical vapour deposition (MOCVD) on …

In this work, the authors describe procedures to prepare the surface of close-spaced
sublimation CdTe thin films necessary for producing good electron backscatter diffraction …

CdS/CdTe photovoltaic cells were grown in a homemade close-spaced sublimation
equipment where all steps of cell fabrication are carried out continuously, without breaking …

A range of microstructural changes occur during the deposition and activation of CdTe
based thin film solar cells. In particular, the cadmium chloride (CdCl 2) activation treatment …