CdTe/CdS Solar cells on flexible molybdenum substrates

J. Pantoja Enríquez; X. Mathew; G. P. Hernández; U. Pal; C. Magaña; D. R. Acosta; R. Guardian; J. A. Toledo; G. Contreras Puente; J. A. Chávez Carvayar

doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2004.02.017

CdTe/CdS Solar cells on flexible molybdenum substrates

J. Pantoja Enríquez, X. Mathew, G. P. Hernández, U. Pal, C. Magaña, D. R. Acosta, R. Guardian, J. A. Toledo, G. Contreras Puente, J. A. Chávez Carvayar

Escuela Superior de Física y Matemáticas (ESFM)

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Abstract

Development of CdTe/CdS solar cells on flexible metallic substrates is highly interesting due to the light weight and flexible nature of the solar modules. We have deposited CdTe films onto flexible molybdenum substrates using close-spaced sublimation technique and the CdTe/CdS junction was developed by depositing a thin layer of CdS onto the CdTe substrate from a chemical bath. The devices were characterized by Current-voltage (I-V) and photocurrent spectroscopy techniques. Prior to the deposition of the transparent conducting layer, the devices were annealed in air at different temperatures and found that the devices annealed at 400°C have better photovoltaic parameters. The efficiency of a typical device under 60mWcm ^-2 illumination was estimated as 3.5%.

Translated title of the contribution	Células solares CdTe/CdS sobre sustratos flexibles de molibdeno
Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	307-314
Number of pages	8
Journal	Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Volume	82
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2004.02.017
State	Published - 1 May 2004
Event	Cancun 2003 - Cancun, Mexico Duration: 17 Aug 2003 → 21 Aug 2003

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CSS
CdTe
CdTe/CdS solar cell
Flexible substrates

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CdTe/CdS Solar cells on flexible molybdenum substrates

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