Title :
Deposition techniques for polycrystalline thin-film photovoltaics
Author :
Lanning, B.R. ; Armstrong, J.H. ; Misra, M.S.
Author_Institution :
Martin Marietta Astronaut. Group, Denver, CO, USA
Abstract :
Large-area polycrystalline thin film photovoltaics, particularly cadmium sulfide/copper indium diselenide (CdS/CIS) and cadmium sulfide/cadmium telluride (CdTe), hold great promise for future space power applications. These materials are inherently lightweight and can be fabricated by a variety of low-cost deposition techniques. Results from research in polycrystalline thin film photovoltaics with potential for large area and low cost are discussed, particularly with respect to innovative deposition techniques such as modified electrodeposition and chemical immersion deposition
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; cadmium compounds; copper compounds; electrodeposition; electrodeposits; indium compounds; semiconductor thin films; solar cells; space vehicle power plants; ternary semiconductors; CdS-CdTe; CdS-CuInSe2; chemical immersion deposition; modified electrodeposition; polycrystalline; research; semiconductor thin films; solar cells; space power; Computational Intelligence Society; Costs; Crystallization; Photovoltaic cells; Space technology; Sputtering; Stability; Substrates; Transistors; X-ray diffraction;
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.1991.169400
