Title :
Thin film solar cells based on electrodeposited CdTe
Author :
Woodcock, J.M. ; Turner, A.K. ; Ozsan, M.E. ; Summers, J.G.
Author_Institution :
BP Solar, Leatherhead, UK
Abstract :
A module fabrication procedure is outlined, and the current status of device performance is described. Operating at development scale, a high proportion of 300 mm×300 mm solar cells exhibit efficiencies over 8% and a record efficiency for thin film CdTe of 10.1% is reported. Module reliability tests include outdoor monitoring of the efficiency stability and laboratory environmental tests
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; cadmium compounds; electrodeposits; reliability; semiconductor thin films; solar cells; 300 mm; CdTe solar cells; device performance; efficiency stability; electrodeposited coatings; laboratory environmental tests; module fabrication; outdoor monitoring; reliability tests; thin film semiconductors; Annealing; Fabrication; Heat treatment; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Semiconductor thin films; Solar power generation; Temperature distribution; Temperature sensors; Transistors;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1991., Conference Record of the Twenty Second IEEE
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-636-5
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.1991.169328
