DocumentCode :
2776503
Title :
Effect of chemical treatment on the optical properties of a cdte photovoltaic device investigated by spectroscopic ellipsometry
Author :
Kohli, Sandeep ; Manivannan, V. ; Hilfiker, James N. ; McCurdy, Patrick R. ; Enzenroth, Robert A. ; Barth, Kurt L. ; Smith, Westcott P. ; Luebs, Richard ; Kephart, Jason ; Sampath, Walajabad S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem., Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO, USA
fYear :
2010
fDate :
20-25 June 2010
Abstract :
Variable angle Spectroscopic Ellipsometry (SE) was used to study CdTe PV devices at multiple points in the production process, with specific attention to the effect of applying of CdCl2 and Cu treatment. Results suggest the potential value of this characterization technique.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; cadmium compounds; copper; ellipsometry; optical projectors; solar cells; CdCl2; CdTe; Cu; PV devices; SE; chemical treatment effect; optical properties; photovoltaic device; production process; variable angle spectroscopic ellipsometry;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2010 35th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
ISSN :
0160-8371
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5890-5
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2010.5616640
Filename :
5616640
Link To Document :
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