• DocumentCode
    1059602
  • Title

    Increases in energy conversion efficiency for thin-film polycrystalline CdS/Cu2S photovoltaic cells

  • Author

    Barnett, A.M. ; Devaney, W.E. ; Storti, G.M. ; Meakin, J.D.

  • Author_Institution
    University of Delaware, Newark, DE
  • Volume
    25
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1978
  • fDate
    3/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    377
  • Lastpage
    379
  • Abstract
    Thin-film polycrystalline CdS/Cu2S photovoltaic solar cells with terrestrial energy conversion efficiencies in sunlight up to 7.8 percent have been developed. The major improvements are due to the increased optical transmission and electrical contact properties of the current collection system.
  • Keywords
    Cadmium compounds; Contacts; Copper; Energy conversion; Fabrication; Optical films; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Solar power generation; Transistors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9383
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/T-ED.1978.19085
  • Filename
    1479479
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1059602