• 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
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2776503