High-efficiency electrodeposited cadmium telluride solar cells
- 15 February 1982
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 40 (4) , 327-328
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.93085
Abstract
We report on the development of a low-cost, thin-film electrodeposited cadmium telluride solar cell. The most efficient cell developed to date had an efficiency of 8.6% (under AM1 illumination), an open circuit voltage of 0.723 V, a short circuit current density of 18.7 mA/cm2, and a fill factor of 0.64. The cell uses a Schottky barrier rectifying junction at the front surface and a cadmium ohmic contact at the back. Passivation of the top surface improves the photovoltaic properties of the rectifying junction.Keywords
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