CdTe-based thin film photovoltaics: Recent advances, current challenges and future prospects
Cadmium telluride (CdTe)-based cells have emerged as the leading commercialized thin
film photovoltaic technology and has intrinsically better temperature coefficients, energy …
film photovoltaic technology and has intrinsically better temperature coefficients, energy …
Understanding individual defects in CdTe thin-film solar cells via STEM: From atomic structure to electrical activity
Here we review a systematic study of the structure-property correlations of a series of defects
in CdTe solar cells. A variety of experimental methods, including aberration-corrected …
in CdTe solar cells. A variety of experimental methods, including aberration-corrected …
[HTML][HTML] Recombination by grain-boundary type in CdTe
J Moseley, WK Metzger, HR Moutinho… - Journal of Applied …, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
We conducted cathodoluminescence (CL) spectrum imaging and electron backscatter
diffraction on the same microscopic areas of CdTe thin films to correlate grain-boundary …
diffraction on the same microscopic areas of CdTe thin films to correlate grain-boundary …
Understanding grain growth mechanism in vacuum evaporated CdTe thin films by different halide treatments: an evolution of ion size impact on physical properties for …
In the present study, detailed investigation on postdeposition halides treatment using CdCl2,
CdI2, MgF2, MgCl2 and MgI2 is undertaken over thermally evaporated CdTe films. As …
CdI2, MgF2, MgCl2 and MgI2 is undertaken over thermally evaporated CdTe films. As …
Analysis of different annealing conditions on physical properties of Bi doped CdTe thin films for potential absorber layer in solar cells
The mainstream technology used for production of high-efficiency CdTe photovoltaics
involves Cu doping to CdTe absorber and CdTe/CdS junction activation by cadmium …
involves Cu doping to CdTe absorber and CdTe/CdS junction activation by cadmium …
Using Electron Microscopy to Explore Solar Cell Interfaces: Microstructures, Efficiency, and Stability
J Wang, J Hou, P Ma, X Zhang, K Zheng - ACS Energy Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Solar cell interfaces, including grain boundaries, twin boundaries, stacking faults, and phase
boundaries, are the main nonradiative recombination and degradation sites and affect the …
boundaries, are the main nonradiative recombination and degradation sites and affect the …
Nanoscale doping profiles within CdTe grain boundaries and at the CdS/CdTe interface revealed by atom probe tomography and STEM EBIC
Segregated elements and their diffusion profiles within grain boundaries and interfaces
resulting from post deposition heat treatments are revealed using atom probe tomography …
resulting from post deposition heat treatments are revealed using atom probe tomography …
mcSi and CdTe solar photovoltaic challenges: Pathways to progress
Multi-crystalline Si (mcSi) and CdTe solar photovoltaic technologies have gained significant
improvement. Shockley–Queisser (S–Q) limit consideration further progress of open-circuit …
improvement. Shockley–Queisser (S–Q) limit consideration further progress of open-circuit …
Enhanced electrical properties at boundaries including twin boundaries of polycrystalline CdTe thin-film solar cells
H Li, XX Liu, YS Lin, B Yang, ZM Du - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The effect of grain boundaries (GBs), in particular twin boundaries (TBs), on CdTe
polycrystalline thin films is studied by conductive atomic force microscopy (C-AFM), electron …
polycrystalline thin films is studied by conductive atomic force microscopy (C-AFM), electron …
Cathodoluminescence analysis of grain boundaries and grain interiors in thin-film CdTe
We used low-temperature cathodoluminescence (CL) spectrum imaging (CLSI) with
nanoscale spatial resolution to examine charge-carrier recombination and defects at grain …
nanoscale spatial resolution to examine charge-carrier recombination and defects at grain …