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A Study of the CdS/CuIn(Ga)Se2 Interface in Thin Film Solar Cells

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

Kannan Ramanathan ,
Holm Wiesner ,
Sally Asher ,
David Niles ,
John Webb ,
James Keane  and
Rommel Noufi
Kannan Ramanathan
Affiliation:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden CO 80401.
Holm Wiesner
Affiliation:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden CO 80401.
Sally Asher
Affiliation:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden CO 80401.
David Niles
Affiliation:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden CO 80401.
John Webb
Affiliation:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden CO 80401.
James Keane
Affiliation:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden CO 80401.
Rommel Noufi
Affiliation:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden CO 80401.
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Abstract

In this paper we describe our research efforts directed towards the understanding of the CdS/CuInGaSe2junctions and, specifically, the interaction of the chemical bath with the CuInGaSe2 (CIGS). We find that Cd and S diffuse into the absorber during the CdS growth. Heating the absorbers in Cd partial baths resuled in a significant improvement in the ZnO/CIGS device properties. Photoluminescence measurements indicate that the effect of Cd is very similar to that of CBD CdS.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 485: Symposium G – Thin Film Structures for Photovoltaics , 1997 , 121
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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