How polycrystalline devices can outperform single-crystal ones: Thin film CdTe/CdS solar cells

Iris Visoly-Fisher, Sidney R. Cohen, Arie Ruzin, David Cahen

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Abstract

The single-crystal outperformance of thin film polycrystalline (PX) CdTe/CdS solar cells was analyzed. The defect density of grains was reduced by gettering of defects at the grain boundaries (GB). Scanning capacitance microscopy (SCM) alongwith scanning Kelvin probe microscopy (SKPM) characterize the grain surface electrically. The results show that the separation and collection of photogenerated charge carriers was enhanced by CdTe GB.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)879-883
Number of pages5
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume16
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 4 Jun 2004
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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