Co-Sublimated Polycrystalline Cd                         1-x                         Zn                         x                          Te Films for Multi-junction Solar Cells

Tushar Shimpi; Drew Swanson; Carey Reich; Jason Kephart; Anna Kindvall; Ramesh Pandey; Zachary Holman; Kurt Barth; Walajabad Sampath

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547657

Co-Sublimated Polycrystalline Cd _1-x Zn _x Te Films for Multi-junction Solar Cells

Tushar Shimpi, Drew Swanson, Carey Reich, Jason Kephart, Anna Kindvall, Ramesh Pandey, Zachary Holman, Kurt Barth, Walajabad Sampath

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

3 Scopus citations

Abstract

There are two major hurdles in the fabrication of top cell using polycrystalline films of CdTe alloys. First, the deposition of the films is difficult due to the difference in the vapor pressure of the individual elements present in the alloy or longer process time making it not economical. The retention of the original stoichiometry of the CdTe alloy after the CdCl ₂ treatment is the second hurdle. In this work, polycrystalline films of Cd _(1-x) Zn _x Te (Cd-Zn-Te) were fabricated with different band gaps by co-sublimation of CdTe and Zn. A strategy to retain the composition of the polycrystalline Cd-Zn-Te films is investigated and demonstrated. Quantum efficiency of greater than 0.7 was observed in the fabricated devices and band gap was maintained.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	2638-2641
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538685297
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547657
State	Published - Nov 26 2018
Event	7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - Waikoloa Village, United States Duration: Jun 10 2018 → Jun 15 2018

Publication series

Name	2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC

Other

Other	7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	Waikoloa Village
Period	6/10/18 → 6/15/18

Keywords

CdZnTe
high band gap CdTe alloy
tandem
top cell

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547657

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Shimpi, T., Swanson, D., Reich, C., Kephart, J., Kindvall, A., Pandey, R., Holman, Z., Barth, K., & Sampath, W. (2018). Co-Sublimated Polycrystalline Cd _1-x Zn _x Te Films for Multi-junction Solar Cells In 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC (pp. 2638-2641). Article 8547657 (2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547657

Co-Sublimated Polycrystalline Cd _1-x Zn _x Te Films for Multi-junction Solar Cells . / Shimpi, Tushar; Swanson, Drew; Reich, Carey et al.
2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. p. 2638-2641 8547657 (2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Shimpi, T, Swanson, D, Reich, C, Kephart, J, Kindvall, A, Pandey, R, Holman, Z, Barth, K & Sampath, W 2018, Co-Sublimated Polycrystalline Cd _1-x Zn _x Te Films for Multi-junction Solar Cells in 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC., 8547657, 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 2638-2641, 7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018, Waikoloa Village, United States, 6/10/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547657

Shimpi T, Swanson D, Reich C, Kephart J, Kindvall A, Pandey R et al. Co-Sublimated Polycrystalline Cd _1-x Zn _x Te Films for Multi-junction Solar Cells In 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2018. p. 2638-2641. 8547657. (2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC). doi: 10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547657

Shimpi, Tushar ; Swanson, Drew ; Reich, Carey et al. / Co-Sublimated Polycrystalline Cd _1-x Zn _x Te Films for Multi-junction Solar Cells 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. pp. 2638-2641 (2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC).

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