By varying the composition of the zinc content, the bandgap was varied between 2.42- 3.7 eV, thereby increasing the cell’s performance in the lower wavelength region, resulting in higher efficiency. internal So far, the highest efficiencies have been achieved in “superstrate” configuration for CdTe. /degree /plusminus /twosuperior /threesuperior /acute /mu 183 /periodcentered /cedilla /onesuperior The attribute platform is optionally allowed for situations in which multiple URLs must be specified. Figure 44.17. Cadmium telluride PV is the only thin film technology with lower costs than conventional solar cells made of crystalline silicon in multi-kilowatt systems. By varying the amounts of copper, indium, and gallium, the bandgap of this material can be changed, and this can be used to tailor the thin film for a specific application. Limited animal data comparing the acute toxicity of CdTe and elemental Cd showed that the compound to have about 100 times lower toxicity than elemental Cd. part Usual same as prism:doi This plot is courtesy of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, USA. xmpMM Prism Schema The substrate configuration has however been reconsidered and the development of a novel doping method allowed solar cell efficiencies close to 14% [12]. << doi This is usually referred to as the window layer because light has to pass through it to reach the semiconductor below. /Name /Helv The most attractive features of CdTe compound are its chemical simplicity and the robust stability. >> The nature of the manufacturing technique means that much larger area cells can be made than are possible with crystalline silicon. external 2 0 obj springer.com Two years later after achieving the efficiency of 0.8%, the same group improved the efficiency to 3.2% by improving the deposition process. It has an ideal direct band gap ∼1.5 eV which matches well with the maxima of the Sun’s spectrum offering maximum theoretical efficiency ∼30% limit. endobj For CIGS, the substrate configuration gives the highest efficiency owing to favorable process conditions (Fig. /Length 24847 CdTe TF solar cells are grown on rigid and flexible substrates. Text Mirrors crossmark:CrossmarkDomainExclusive CrossMarkDomains The solar cell fabricated using CZTS layer prepared via the electrodeposition route showed a VOC of 295 mV, a JSC of 8.7 mA/cm2, a FF of 32%, and an efficiency of 0.8% PCE [66]. amd Schematic view of CdS/CdTe thin-film solar cell. endobj CdTe is beneficial as a material for solar cells, specifically its appropriate value of direct energy gap and its capability to maintain good electronic properties under thin-film form. The poor PV property of the as-deposited CdTe/CdS solar cells needs annealing treatment under Cl-O ambient between 350°C and 600°C. There are various methods to deposit CdTe which includes close-spaced sublimation (CSS), vapor transport deposition, electrodeposition, physical vapor deposition, sputtering, etc. 44.16 illustrates the different morphologies of sequential depositions of three layers. Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2015 , 3 (17) , 4227-4234. /Lang (EN) In the “superstrate” configuration, the a-Si cell is grown in the p-i-n sequence onto a transparent substrate. This leads to recrystallization of the CdS and intermixing of the CdS and CdTe layers to form CdS 1−x Te x and CdS y Te 1−y phases . SEM micrographs showing the top and the cross-sectional views of CZTS films [71]. And between the two electrodes, cadmium sulfide is placed. << internal We use cookies to help provide and enhance our service and tailor content and ads. >> XMP Media Management Schema /Kids [24 0 R] Recently, alternative back contact materials have been explored but industrial production is still based on Mo layers. CdTe thin film solar cell structure comprises of a p-type CdTe absorber layer and n-type CdS based window layer forming a heterojunction, which has an intermixed interface region. /Type /Encoding TCO layers are having prerequisite with an electron affinity below 4.5 eV to form an ohmic contact. They employed an aqueous electrolyte solution containing metals salts of CuSO4, ZnSO4, SnSO4, and Na2S2O3 (sulfur source). endobj No public health issues have been identified with this technology as toxic compounds cannot cause any adverse health effects unless they are dispersed into the environment. Cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaics describes a photovoltaic (PV) technology that is based on the use of cadmium telluride in a thin semiconductor layer designed to absorb and convert sunlight into electricity. >> The typical superstrate structure of a CdTe/CdS solar cell is composed of four layers as follows: 1. Senthilarasu Sundaram, ... Hari Upadhyaya, in A Comprehensive Guide to Solar Energy Systems, 2018. 44.17 shows the top view SEM image of the CZTS thin film showing well-defined crystallites with small grain sizes of an average less than 0.5 µm, and the cross-sectional SEM view of CZTS layer deposited on Mo-coated SLG substrate showing also the regularly shaped and dense crystallites formed on the top of the Mo layer. Cross section of a cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin film solar cell. /Parent 5 0 R By continuing you agree to the use of cookies. /PageMode /UseOutlines This structure is similar to the heterojunction in CIGS cells. Table 2.4. Text A variant of CIGS is copper indium diselenide. They found that films electrodeposited from unstirred baths were laterally inhomogeneous with respect to thickness and also composition. In addition, it is possible to produce thin film solar cells on flexible materials, including fabrics that might be used for clothing. Moreover, the perovskite solar cells can be deposited by low-temperature methods such as solution process viz. It bears a reverse, n-i-p, configuration and the light enters through the last grown p-layer. CZTS, Cu2ZnSnS4; SLG, soda lime glass. Manufacturing solar cells from thin film materials is much easier than making them from solid semiconductor substrates because they can either be produced by vapor deposition techniques, by sputtering, or in some cases by printing. Schematic presentation of CdTe/CdS solar cell in “superstrate” configuration showing different layers and their nomenclature. /Encoding << Paul Breeze, in Solar Power Generation, 2016. SourceModified << The bandgap of CdTe directly influences the quantum efficiency of CdTe solar cells as shown in Fig. spin coating, spray deposition, and thermal evaporation methods. /Type /Catalog Two types of precursor films were investigated which were either Cu-poor or Cu-rich. For CdTe-based systems, the energy price was around 7–8 US cent/kWh few years ago, which has come down to 5–6 US cent/kWh by June 2015 and continues to reduce to 4–5 US cent/kWh. Comment PRISM recommends that the PRISM Aggregation Type Controlled Vocabulary be used to provide values for this element. Due to the ease and speed of its production CdTe offers the least payback time <1 year among all competing technologies including c-Si, thus making it one of the fastest growing technologies. The reduction of these metallic ions is given by the following reaction: where M represents the metallic compound and z the charge. endobj endobj Amendment of PDF/A standard Text Finally, a conducting back contact is deposited onto the CdTe layer. The aggregation type specifies the unit of aggregation for a content collection. First Solar (USA) leads the production of CdTe modules (2.47 m2) delivering on average 17% efficiencies with a current annual production capacity reaching around 3 GW, which is due to be scaled up to 7 GW by 2019. The substrate temperature is one of the crucial parameters for CdTe deposition as it could be viewed that most of the deposition techniques demonstrated have substrate heating. Figure 9.3. internal Copper Indium Gallium di-Selenide or Cu(InGa)Se2 or CIGS is one of the best absorber materials available owing to its high absorption coefficient and wide spectral response. 2.7. Title of the magazine, or other publication, in which a resource was/will be published. The conducting layer allows light passing through the glass to reach the semiconductor below, while also providing a top contact to extract power from the cell. 11 0 obj 2 A novel structure of ultrathin CdTe solar cells is proposed in this paper that focuses on conversion efficiency. The downside of this technology is the processing of the absorber at relatively higher temperatures >450°C. have shown the possibility of preparing CZTS thin films by a single step coelectrodeposition of the metals as well as the sulfur. /CrossmarkDomainExclusive (true) 2010-04-23 /OutputConditionIdentifier (Custom) external converted to PDF/A-2b Figure 10.1. studied the impact of unstirred precursor solution on the film uniformity. In 2012, Ahmed et al., achieved a record efficiency of 7.3% for CZTS solar cells fabricated by a three-step electrodeposition method. [1] A typical structure of CdTe solar cell can be glass superstrate/ TCO layer/ HRT NOTE: PRISM recommends against the use of the #other value allowed in the PRISM Platform controlled vocabulary. Integer to profile recombination throughout CdSeTe/CdTe solar cells and contrast this with a CdTe solar cell. Text This configuration gives this technology an added advantage of utilizing a range of substrates for the deposition of thin films from rigid glass to flexible metal or polymeric foils. external All CZTS samples were found to be Cu-poor, nevertheless a KCN etching step was carried out to remove any CuxS phase from the CZTS surface before the CdS buffer layer deposition. The most common CdTe solar cells consist of a simple p-n heterojunction structure containing a p-doped CdTe layer matched with an n-doped cadmium sulfide (CdS) layer, which acts as a window layer. 13 0 obj internal Copyright © 2021 Elsevier B.V. or its licensors or contributors. Area and personal monitoring would provide information on the type and extent of employees’ exposure, assist in identifying potential sources of exposure, and gather data on the effectiveness of the controls. /Kids [17 0 R 18 0 R 19 0 R 20 0 R 21 0 R 22 0 R 23 0 R] Mirrors crossmark:DOI A thin layer of Pd was coated on Mo to solve the issue of poor adhesion of the Cu precursor on Mo-coated borosilicate glass. CdTe is not only stable for terrestrial applications but it has also been demonstrated that CdTe has excellent stability under high energy-photon and electron irradiation for space applications, superior to Si, GaAs, CIGS etc. Results indicate the electrical and optical parameters of CdTe/CdS solar cell with a … /Encoding 10 0 R PDF/A ID Schema 10 0 obj In further work, they studied the effect of precursor composition on device performance. 4 0 obj In contrast, silicon is one of the most abundant elements on the planet. /brokenbar 168 /dieresis /copyright /ordfeminine 172 /logicalnot /.notdef /registered /macron Most commonly, CH3NH3PbI3 based organic–inorganic perovskite materials have been used in these types of solar cells due to their high charge carrier mobility. Issue number endstream CrossmarkMajorVersionDate A range of the deposition parameters is included in Table 1. Fig. /PageLabels 7 0 R In lieu of using #other please reach out to the PRISM group at [email protected] to request addition of your term to the Platform Controlled Vocabulary. /F 0 If used as a dc:identifier, the URI form should be captured, and the bare identifier should also be captured using prism:doi. Despite the market remaining dominated by silicon, CdTe now accounts for around a 7% market share [1] and is the first of the second generation thin film technologies to effectively make the leap to truly mass deployment. /Subtype /Type1 http://ns.adobe.com/pdfx/1.3/ << Solutions of metal precursors were prepared from metal acetates and sulfuric acid. URI /robots (noindex) Thus, this was the choice of PV for industries in the last millennia. Our work also includes advanced characterization, device modeling, and collaboration with university and industry partners. The deposition method for CdTe thin films differs broadly and can greatly affect the material properties and device performance. CdTe solar cell is one of the three major branches of the thin film photovoltaic technology. /florin /fraction /guilsinglleft /guilsinglright /minus /perthousand /quotedblbase /quotedblleft /quotedblright /quoteleft << >> n�3ܣ�k�Gݯz=��[=��=�B�0FX'�+������t���G�,�}���/���Hh8�m�W�2p[����AiA��N�#8$X�?�A�KHI�{!7�. In this solar cell, one electrode is made from a layer of carbon paste infused with copper, and the other from tin oxide (SnO2) or cadmium stannate (Cd2SnO4). Company creating the PDF >> Fig. It is quite notable that even though important dissimilarities exist, the performances attained are independent to processing illustrating the versatility of CdTe and its superior prospects in the PV technologies. /Filter /FlateDecode http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/ uuid:6b80c034-7bc1-42c5-b6e6-5159fbb0e097 internal For some years now, to improve the Fig. The superstrate configuration is sequentially deposited on glass substrates as transparent conducting oxide (TCO), CdS, CdTe, and the metal back contact to finish the device structure. default 10.1007/s11664-015-3829-y These observations inspired the development of a post deposition treatment (PDT) which led to increased efficiencies of >20% [16–18]. external Therefore it is impossible for any vapors or dust to be generated when using PV modules. This includes the ability to deposit all the layers mentioned above as well as novel materials and device structures. Solar Frontier (Japan) leads the production on CIS technology with annual production capacity over 1 GW and has plans to enter BIPV market with the use of aluminium in place of glass to reduce the weight of the modules. Springer noindex The total typical thickness of the p (25 nm)-i (500 nm)-n (30 nm) stack is within 1 micron and thus cannot absorb all the incident photons causing significant transmission losses. 8 0 obj stream Inhalation is probably the most important pathway, because of the larger potential for exposure, and higher absorption efficiency of Cd compounds through the lung than through the gastrointestinal tract. Text Text 2015-05-20T12:39:58+05:30 stream internal As an absorber material for thin-film-based solar cells, CdTe holds the potentiality to fabricate high-efficiency solar cells by means of low-cost technologies. /Nums [0 16 0 R] This may lead to secondary phase formation and may limit this technique to produce CZTS single phase. Figure 18.3. The manufacture of a typical thin film CdTe solar cell starts with a perfectly clean glass substrate.3 Onto this is first sprayed a Transparent Conducting Oxide (often referred to as the TCO) layer. A CdS film which is also called window layer 3. pdfx Text OriginalDocumentID The short circuit current was reached up to the value of 37.6 ± 0.8 mA/cm2 from 20.3 ± 0.6 mA/cm2, as shown in Fig. We also characterize the structural and chemical changes throughout the CdSeTe/CdTe device by Auger-electron spectroscopy (AES) profiling, electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) on … Perovskite solar cells stem from dye-sensitized solar cells but have promising solid state structures as well as rapid efficiency leaps (Fig. pdfaid The improved process involved the use of the Cu/Sn/Cu/Zn sequential stacks, a rotating disk electrode (RDE) for improving the large-scale uniformity of deposited metal layers and a KCN etching solution to remove Cu-rich phases in CZTS thin films [123]. CdTe solar cells in the superstrate configuration have achieved record efficiencies of 16% but those in the substrate configuration have reached efficiencies of only 7.8%. When CIGS is grown on Mo an interface layer of MoSe2 is automatically formed which helps in ohmic transport between CIGS and Mo. The viability of this method for fabricating PV devices has been demonstrated by BP appolo process for CdTe solar cells [118] and by CISEL project for the development of Cu (In, Ga)(S, Se)2 solar cells via electrodeposition route followed by thermal annealing [119]. Text Ever since CdTe solar modules have reached a production cost below USD 0.50 with an energy payback period of roughly 1 year as system along with 25 years warranty on power output, it is now cost competitive with main stream silicon-based solar PV technologies. springerlink.com external CdTe thin-film photovoltaic solar cells can be assembled easily and as long as they are an economical replacement for traditional silicon-based photovoltaic technologies. Hetero-structures between a-Si:H layer and c-Si wafer referred to as HIT (Hetero-junction with Intrinsic Thin film layer) cells have also been developed and currently hold the record efficiency for crystalline Si. Blessed with a direct 1.5 eV bandgap, good optical absorption ∼1 × 103 cm−1 [2], and a simple binary phase chemistry, CdTe has been shown to be an eminently scalable technology. CrossmarkDomainExclusive 2015-05-20T12:39:25+05:30 It was found that to synthesize effective CZTS films from electrodeposition route using a layered metal precursor, it is necessary to start with a nonstoichiometric initial precursor composition [for instance the Cu/(Zn+Sn) ratio must be as low as 0.7]. Based on AM1.5 CSS CdS films One of the important CdTe technology issues is the fabri-cation of CdTe/CdS solar cells using thin (,1000 A˚) CdS films. Figure 18.4. URI The cadmium telluride photovoltaic solar cells are the next most ample solar cell photovoltaic technology after crystalline silicon-based solar cells in the world market. There are several thin film semiconductors that have been developed for solar cells. 2015-05-20T12:39:58+05:30 The copper layer was deposited from an alkaline solution made of copper chloride, sodium hydroxide, and sorbitol [120]. The three steps are constituted by a sequential deposition of metal precursors, followed by an annealing step at low temperatures and finally a final annealing step at high temperatures. Note: Publication name can be used to differentiate between a print magazine and the online version if the names are different such as “magazine” and “magazine.com.” Second, ~4 µm thick polycrystalline CdTe thin films were deposited on the CdS layers via close-space sublimation at ~607 °C, in a helium ambient composed of a 0.5% oxygen mixture. The best cell fabricated using the electrodeposited CZTS exhibited an improved efficiency of 3.16% [126]. CrossMarkDomains /Dests 13 0 R The passivation of these defects are possible and hydrogen doped amorphous silicon, a-Si (H), could achieve significant efficiencies in a p-i-n junction configuration as shown in Fig. internal endobj However, to improve the electrical properties of CdTe thin films, doping is usually utilized with dopants such as copper (Cu) or zinc (Zn) to lessen the resistivity and to improve the carrier concentration preferred for solar cell application. /Fields [] 2.7 [22]. >> I-V characteristic of a nanopillar with CdS solar cells [22]. e main stability issue for CdTe solar cells is the non-ohmic back contact and stability improvements have focused primarily on nding stable contacts without sacri cing e ciency []. Starting page Geetam Richhariya, ... Samsher, in Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conversion, 2020. Note: PRISM recommends against the use of the #other value currently allowed in this controlled vocabulary. 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