Efficient continuous-flow chemical bath deposition of CdS films as buffer layers for chalcogenide-based solar cells

B. Selin Tosun; Joel T. Abrahamson; Christopher Cheng; Stephen A. Campbell; Eray S. Aydil

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2013.6744353

Efficient continuous-flow chemical bath deposition of CdS films as buffer layers for chalcogenide-based solar cells

B. Selin Tosun
, Joel T. Abrahamson
, Christopher Cheng
, Stephen A. Campbell
, Eray S. Aydil

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Abstract

The highest power conversion efficiencies in copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) solar cells are achieved when a cadmium sulfide (CdS) buffer layer is deposited on the CIGS absorber through chemical bath deposition (CBD). These CdS buffer layers are also used in emerging kesterite solar cells such as those based on copper zinc tin sulfide/selenide. Herein, we describe a novel continuous-flow chemical bath deposition (CF-CBD) system for efficient utilization of chemicals during CdS film deposition. CdS films are grown on 10-cm-diameter molybdenum-coated silicon wafers to demonstrate the potential of the method to achieve uniform thin CdS films.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2013
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	1192-1194
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Print)	9781479932993
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2013.6744353
State	Published - Jan 1 2013
Event	39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2013 - Tampa, FL, United States Duration: Jun 16 2013 → Jun 21 2013

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Name	Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
ISSN (Print)	0160-8371

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Other	39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2013
Country/Territory	United States
City	Tampa, FL
Period	6/16/13 → 6/21/13

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

CdS
Chemical Bath Deposition
Continuous-Flow Chemical Bath Deposition
Thin Film Photovoltaic Cells

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Tosun, B. S., Abrahamson, J. T., Cheng, C., Campbell, S. A., & Aydil, E. S. (2013). Efficient continuous-flow chemical bath deposition of CdS films as buffer layers for chalcogenide-based solar cells. In 39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2013 (pp. 1192-1194). Article 6744353 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2013.6744353

Efficient continuous-flow chemical bath deposition of CdS films as buffer layers for chalcogenide-based solar cells. / Tosun, B. Selin; Abrahamson, Joel T.; Cheng, Christopher et al.
39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2013. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2013. p. 1192-1194 6744353 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference).

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Tosun, BS, Abrahamson, JT, Cheng, C, Campbell, SA & Aydil, ES 2013, Efficient continuous-flow chemical bath deposition of CdS films as buffer layers for chalcogenide-based solar cells. in 39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2013., 6744353, Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 1192-1194, 39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2013, Tampa, FL, United States, 6/16/13. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2013.6744353

Tosun BS, Abrahamson JT, Cheng C, Campbell SA, Aydil ES. Efficient continuous-flow chemical bath deposition of CdS films as buffer layers for chalcogenide-based solar cells. In 39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2013. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2013. p. 1192-1194. 6744353. (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference). doi: 10.1109/PVSC.2013.6744353

Tosun, B. Selin ; Abrahamson, Joel T. ; Cheng, Christopher et al. / Efficient continuous-flow chemical bath deposition of CdS films as buffer layers for chalcogenide-based solar cells. 39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2013. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2013. pp. 1192-1194 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference).

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