Back contacts materials used in thin film CdTe solar cells—A review

RS Hall, D Lamb, SJC Irvine - Energy Science & Engineering, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
CdTe is the leading commercial thin film photovoltaic technology with current record
laboratory efficiency (22.1%). However, there is much potential for progress toward the …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of various layers on improving the photovoltaic efficiency of Al/ZnO/CdS/CdTe/Cu2O/Ni solar cells

R Hosen, S Sikder, MS Uddin, MM Haque… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The photovoltaic (PV) cell structure containing Al/ZnO/CdS/CdTe/Cu 2 O/Ni has been
simulated using the SCAPS-1D software. The PV device includes a zinc oxide (ZnO) …

Evaluation of PbTe and SnTe as ohmic contact layers in CdTe solar cell devices

CH Swartz, EG LeBlanc, C Perkins, DL McGott… - Applied Surface …, 2022 - Elsevier
For solar cells based on CdTe, the choice of a suitable back contact material is limited by
CdTe's deep work function. Here, we explored p-type PbTe and SnTe as ohmic contacts to …

Effects of post-deposition CdCl2 annealing on electronic properties of CdTe solar cells

S Paul, S Sohal, C Swartz, DB Li, SS Bista, CR Grice… - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The effects of post-deposition CdCl 2 annealing temperature on the electronic properties of
CdTe solar cells were investigated. CdTe devices incorporate Mg doped ZnO as a buffer …

Roll-To-Roll Friendly Solution-Processing of Ultrathin, Sintered CdTe Nanocrystal Photovoltaics

JM Kurley, JA Pan, Y Wang, H Zhang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Roll-to-roll (R2R) device fabrication using solution-processed materials is a cheap and
versatile approach that has attracted widespread interest over the past 2 decades. Here, we …

Temperature‐and Bias‐Dependent Degradation and Regeneration of Perovskite Solar Cells with Organic and Inorganic Hole Transport Layers

CH Swartz, N Khakurel, SR Najar… - … status solidi (a), 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Hybrid halide perovskite solar cells have drawn widespread attention with the achievement
of high power conversion efficiencies. However, poor stability remains the greatest barrier …

SCAPS numerical modeling of CBTS/WO3 thin film solar cell

TA Chowdhury - Optics Continuum, 2024 - opg.optica.org
The quaternary compound Cu_2BaSnS_4 (CBTS) has emerged as a suitable and attractive
light-harvesting material due to its promising optoelectronic features as well as nontoxic and …

Performance Parameters of CdTe/CdS Solar Cell with Deferent Contact Schottky

Z Allam, C Boudaoud, A Soufi… - Artificial Intelligence and …, 2022 - Springer
In this paper, A CdTe/CdS solar cell with contact back type Schottky is designed and
simulated. The proposed structure exhibited conversion efficiency equal to 16.49% for 350 K …

[PDF][PDF] Journal of Alloys and Metallurgical Systems

R Hosen, S Sikder, MS Uddin, MM Haque… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2023 - researchgate.net
The photovoltaic (PV) cell structure containing Al/ZnO/CdS/CdTe/Cu2O/Ni has been
simulated using the SCAPS-1D software. The PV device includes a zinc oxide (ZnO) …

Measurement of shunt resistance and conduction band offset in Cu (In, Ga) Se2 solar cells through joint analysis of temperature and intensity dependence of open …

CH Swartz, S Paul, LM Mansfield, JV Li… - Japanese Journal of …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Joint analysis studies of open-circuit voltage and photoluminescence intensity (PL-I) are
reported for CuIn 1− x Ga x Se 2 (CIGSe) solar cells. A range of compositions are …