Achievements and challenges of CdS/CdTe solar cells

Zhou Fang; Xiao Chen Wang; Hong Cai Wu; Ce Zhou Zhao

doi:10.1155/2011/297350

Achievements and challenges of CdS/CdTe solar cells

Zhou Fang, Xiao Chen Wang, Hong Cai Wu, Ce Zhou Zhao^*

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Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

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Abstract

Thin film CdS/CdTe has long been regarded as one promising choice for the development of cost-effective and reliable solar cells. Efficiency as high as 16.5% has been achieved in CdS/CdTe heterojunction structure in laboratory in 2001, and current techniques for CdS/CdTe solar cells gradually step toward commercialization. This paper reviews some novel techniques mainly within two years to solve this problem from aspects of promotion of fabrication technology, structural modification, and choice of back contact materials.

Original language	English
Article number	297350
Journal	International Journal of Photoenergy
Volume	2011
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/297350
Publication status	Published - 2011

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