• DocumentCode
    1077406
  • Title

    Sprayed zinc-cadmium sulfide films for Cu2S/ZnxCd1-xS heterojunction solar cells

  • Author

    Singh, V.P. ; Jordan, J.F.

  • Author_Institution
    Photon Power Inc., Elpaso, TX
  • Volume
    2
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1981
  • fDate
    6/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    137
  • Lastpage
    138
  • Abstract
    Cu2S/ZnxCd1-xS solar cells with stable open-circuit voltages up to 0.784 V were formed on zinc-cadmium sulfide films deposited by spray pyrolysis. x was varied between zero and 0.7 by varying the spray solution composition. ZnxCd1-xS films formed Schottky diodes with evaporated chromium contacts; depletion layer width (in light) in the films increased with x, from 0.16 to 3.1 microns. Resistivity of the films increased exponentially with x. Optical band gap increased with x from 2.41 eV at x = 0 to 2.82 eV at x = 0.6.
  • Keywords
    Cadmium compounds; Conductivity; Crystallization; Heterojunctions; Optical films; Photovoltaic cells; Schottky diodes; Spraying; Voltage; Zinc;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electron Device Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0741-3106
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EDL.1981.25372
  • Filename
    1481856
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1077406