Title :
A Novel Approach to the Manufacture of Chalcogenide Thin Film Solar Cell
Author :
Geyer, Volker ; Schuurmans, Frank ; Linden, Hans ; Kirchner, Gerwin ; Wienke, Jeannette ; Goris, Maurice
Author_Institution :
Scheuten Res., Venlo
Abstract :
We present a unique approach to the manufacture of thin film chalcogenide solar cells. Glass beads are covered with Copper Indium Disulfide (CIS) and further processed into cells. The different process steps are described and the advantages discussed. The glass beads are covered with metallic precursor layers of copper and indium having an atomic ratio of 1.25. Sulfurization is carried out under atmospheric pressure using different H2S/Argon mixtures. The influence of sulfurization temperature and chemical bath deposition (CBD) conditions on cell performance was investigated
Keywords :
copper compounds; indium compounds; liquid phase deposition; semiconductor device manufacture; semiconductor thin films; solar cells; ternary semiconductors; thin film devices; CBD; CIS; CuInS2; chalcogenide thin film; chemical bath deposition; copper indium disulfide; glass beads; metallic precursor layers; solar cell; sulfurization; Argon; Atomic layer deposition; Computational Intelligence Society; Copper; Glass; Indium; Manufacturing; Photovoltaic cells; Temperature; Transistors;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0017-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0017-1
DOI :
10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279458
