Research progress in doped absorber layer of CdTe solar cells

Y Wang, G Wang, Y Zhou, Q Xie, J Chen… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
CdTe thin film solar cell, as an outstanding representative of the second-generation solar
cells, has been produced and applied on a large scale. However, due to the low …

Review of technology specific degradation in crystalline silicon, cadmium telluride, copper indium gallium selenide, dye sensitised, organic and perovskite solar cells …

J Kettle, M Aghaei, S Ahmad… - Progress in …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A comprehensive understanding of failure modes of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules is key
to extending their operational lifetime in the field. In this review, first, specific failure modes …

The potential for agrivoltaics to enhance solar farm cooling

HJ Williams, K Hashad, H Wang, KM Zhang - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Human society is at a critical point where rapid adoption of renewable energy alternatives is
necessary to mitigate climate change effects while meeting global energy demands. At the …

Exceeding 20% efficiency with in situ group V doping in polycrystalline CdTe solar cells

WK Metzger, S Grover, D Lu, E Colegrove, J Moseley… - Nature Energy, 2019 - nature.com
CdTe-based solar technology has achieved one of the lowest levelized costs of electricity
among all energy sources as well as state-of-the-art field stability. Yet, there is still ample …

A numerical simulation of high efficiency CdS/CdTe based solar cell using NiO HTL and ZnO TCO

S Ahmmed, A Aktar, MF Rahman, J Hossain… - Optik, 2020 - Elsevier
Simulation of cadmium sulfide (CdS) and cadmium telluride (CdTe) based solar cell
(ZnO/CdS/CdTe/NiO/Au) using Solar Cell Capacitance Simulator-1D (SCAPS-1D) has been …

Rotational design of charge carrier transport layers for optimal antimony trisulfide solar cells and its integration in tandem devices

Y Cao, X Zhu, J Jiang, C Liu, J Zhou, J Ni… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2020 - Elsevier
Sb 2 S 3 thin-film solar cells have recently gained attention due to their low cost, low toxicity,
and simple fabrication. However, there is still plenty of room to improve their performance. It …

Arsenic-doped CdSeTe solar cells achieve world record 22.3% efficiency

R Mallick, X Li, C Reich, X Shan… - IEEE Journal of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
For more than three decades, Cu has been critical to dope CdSeTe solar cells, form effective
contacts, and maximize efficiency. At the same time, Cu defect chemistry has limited stability …

Low-temperature and effective ex situ group V doping for efficient polycrystalline CdSeTe solar cells

DB Li, C Yao, SN Vijayaraghavan, RA Awni… - Nature Energy, 2021 - nature.com
CdTe solar cell technology is one of the lowest-cost methods of generating electricity in the
solar industry, benefiting from fast CdTe absorber deposition, CdCl2 treatment and Cu …

Numerical modelling analysis for carrier concentration level optimization of CdTe heterojunction thin film–based solar cell with different non–toxic metal chalcogenide …

SH Zyoud, AH Zyoud, NM Ahmed, AFI Abdelkader - Crystals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cadmium telluride (CdTe), a metallic dichalcogenide material, was utilized as an absorber
layer for thin film–based solar cells with appropriate configurations and the SCAPS–1D …

Why Increased CdSeTe Charge Carrier Lifetimes and Radiative Efficiencies did not Result in Voltage Boost for CdTe Solar Cells

D Kuciauskas, M Nardone, A Bothwell… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
After a focused effort over the last decade, order‐of‐magnitude improvements in doping and
electro‐optical characteristics (radiative efficiency, carrier lifetime, and passivation) have …