Study on the ITO/ZnO interface and its effect on CdS/CdTe solar cell performance

M. Zapata-Torres; J. L. Fernández-Muñoz; E. Hernández-Rodríguez; R. Mis-Fernández; V. Rejon; J. L. Peña; E. Valaguez-Velazquez; A. Márquez Herrera

Study on the ITO/ZnO interface and its effect on CdS/CdTe solar cell performance

M. Zapata-Torres, J. L. Fernández-Muñoz, E. Hernández-Rodríguez, R. Mis-Fernández, V. Rejon, J. L. Peña, E. Valaguez-Velazquez, A. Márquez Herrera

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Abstract

ZnO thin films have been deposited on ITO coated glass substrates, using RF magnetron reactive sputtering from a Zn target. The ZnO films were annealed at 560 °C for 1 hour, in order to promote the diffusion of the ITO into ZnO. The properties of the samples were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-Vis spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The ITO/ZnO interface showed a diffusion of 50 nm approximately. In order to study the effect of ZnO thickness, in the performance of the CdS/CdTe solar cell, we used an AMPS-1D solar simulator; the results showed that reduction of the ZnO thickness had a weak influence in the efficiency of the solar cell.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	61-65
Number of pages	5
Journal	Superficies y Vacio
Volume	28
Issue number	2
State	Published - Jun 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

ITO
Interface
Solar cell
ZnO

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Study on the ITO/ZnO interface and its effect on CdS/CdTe solar cell performance

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