[HTML][HTML] CdZnTe thin films as proficient absorber layer candidates in solar cell devices: a review

R Sharma, S Chuhadiya, MS Dhaka - Energy Advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The energy crisis has become the greatest global challenge in this era of cutting-edge
technology, driving researchers to utilize novel renewable energy resources via solar cells …

The effect of ZnCl2 and CdCl2 treatment on ZnS/CdS junction partner on CdTe cell performance

A Çiriş, Y Atasoy, A Karaca, M Tomakin… - Materials science in …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the impacts of ZnCl 2 and CdCl 2 treatments on the structural and optical
properties of ZnS/CdS bilayers and on the parameters of CdTe solar cells with ZnS/CdS …

[HTML][HTML] CdCl2 passivation of polycrystalline CdMgTe and CdZnTe absorbers for tandem photovoltaic cells

DE Swanson, C Reich, A Abbas, T Shimpi… - Journal of Applied …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
As single-junction silicon solar cells approach their theoretical limits, tandems provide the
primary path to higher efficiencies. CdTe alloys can be tuned with magnesium (CdMgTe) or …

Effect of different annealing conditions on CdZnTe thin films for absorber layer applications

R Sharma, SL Patel, MD Kannan, MS Dhaka - Surfaces and Interfaces, 2022 - Elsevier
The Silicon based single junction and perovskite solar cells have demonstrated high
efficiency but Silicon based cells suffer from the drawback of higher cost and perovskite …

Formation mechanism and elimination of needle defects on CdZnTe epitaxial films prepared by close-spaced sublimation

R Cheng, K Cao, G Zha, Y Liu, X Wan, H Wei… - Applied Surface …, 2024 - Elsevier
Needle defects, one of the common surface defects in II-VI/III-VI semiconductor epitaxial
films, negatively impact surface morphology and photoelectric properties of films limiting …

ZnTe semiconductor nanoparticles: A chemical approach of the mechanochemical synthesis

H Rojas-Chávez, JL González-Domínguez… - Materials Science in …, 2018 - Elsevier
To have a better understanding on how ZnTe semiconductor nanoparticles were obtained
by high-energy milling under composition, pressure and temperature vial conditions …

[HTML][HTML] Combined Optical-Electrical Optimization of Cd1−xZnxTe/Silicon Tandem Solar Cells

M Koç, G Kartopu, S Yerci - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Although the fundamental limits have been established for the single junction solar cells,
tandem configurations are one of the promising approaches to surpass these limits. One of …

Investigations to improve CdTe-based solar cell open circuit voltage and efficiency using a passivation and selectivity theoretical framework

C Reich - 2022 - search.proquest.com
The voltage of CdTe-based solar cells has remained conspicuously low despite years of
efforts focused directly on its improvement. The efforts here have been primarily in …

[HTML][HTML] Copper-induced recrystallization and interdiffusion of CdTe/ZnTe thin films

Y Samoilenko, A Abbas, J Michael Walls… - Journal of Vacuum …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
ZnTe is commonly employed as a buffer layer between CdTe and the metallization layer at
the back contact of state-of-the-art CdTe solar cells. Here, the critical role of Cu in catalyzing …

Effects of substrate temperature on morphological, structural and photo-electric properties of Cd1−xZnxTe polycrystalline films

X Gao, S Zhu, X Zhu, B Zhao, H Sun, D Yang… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Cd 1− x Zn x Te (CZT) films were deposited on ITO substrates at different substrate
temperature by repeatedly RF magnetron sputtering with a Cd 0.9 Zn 0.1 Te target. The …