Windowless CdSe/CdTe Solar Cells with Differentiated Back Contacts: J-V, EQE and Photocurrent Mapping

Published

August 26, 2016

Author(s)

Daniel Josell, Ratan K. Debnath, Jong Yoon Ha, Jonathan E. Guyer, Nhan V. Nguyen, M. A. Sahiner, C Reehil, W. A. Manners

Abstract

This paper presents a study of windowless CdSe/CdTe thin film photovoltaic devices with in-plane patterning at a submicrometer length scale. The photovoltaic cells are fabricated upon two interdigitated comb electrodes pre-patterned at micrometer length scale on an insulating substrate. CdSe is electrodeposited on one electrode, and CdTe is deposited by pulsed laser deposition over the entire surface of the resulting structure. The impact of the CdSe contact line width on device performance is explored. Scanning photocurrent microscopy (aka, laser beam induced current mapping) is used to examine local current collection efficiency, providing information on the spatial variation of performance that complements current-voltage and external quantum efficiency measurements of overall device performance. Modeling of carrier transport and recombination indicates consistency of experimental results for local and blanket illumination. The best performing devices achieve 5.9% efficiency under simulated air mass 1.5 illumination.

Citation

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Pub Type

Journals

Citation

Josell, D. , Debnath, R. , , J. , Guyer, J. , Nguyen, N. , , M. , Reehil, C. and Manners, W. (2016), Windowless CdSe/CdTe Solar Cells with Differentiated Back Contacts: J-V, EQE and Photocurrent Mapping, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells (Accessed May 8, 2024)