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Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Vol.156, No.8, H654-H660, 2009
Three Dimensionally Structured CdTe Thin-Film Photovoltaic Devices with Self-Aligned Back-Contacts: Electrodeposition on Interdigitated Electrodes
Cadmium telluride is a commercially viable material for thin-film photovoltaic cells and is amenable to low cost electrochemical deposition. The majority-carrier type can be controlled by deposition conditions. We have produced back-contact thin-film solar cells by a self-aligned electrochemical deposition process onto two interdigitated electrodes. We report preliminary performance as a function of electrode geometry. The process and structure are readily amenable to optimization and should facilitate quantitative measurement and modeling of any candidate material that can be electrodeposited.
Keywords:cadmium compounds;electrochemical electrodes;electrodeposition;II-VI semiconductors;optimisation;solar cells;thin film devices