• DocumentCode
    3385070
  • Title

    Comparison between research-grade and commercially available SnO2 for thin-film CdTe solar cells

  • Author

    Li, Xiaonan ; Pankow, Joel ; To, Bobby ; Gessert, Timothy

  • Author_Institution
    National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401, USA
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    11-16 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    5
  • Abstract
    A comparison between research-grade, tin-oxide (SnO2) thin films and those available from commercial sources is performed. The research-grade SnO2 film is fabricated at NREL by low-pressure metal-organic chemical vapor deposition. The commercial SnO2 films are Pilkington Tec 8 and Tec 15 fabricated by atmospheric-pressure chemical vapor deposition. Optical, structural, and compositional analyses are performed. From the optical analysis, an estimation of the current losses due to the SnO2 layer and glass is provided. Our analysis indicates that the optical properties of commercial SnO2 could be improved for PV usage.
  • Keywords
    Absorption; Biomedical optical imaging; Chemical vapor deposition; Glass; Laboratories; Optical films; Performance analysis; Photovoltaic cells; Substrates; Thin film devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2008. PVSC '08. 33rd IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA, USA
  • ISSN
    0160-8371
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1640-0
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0160-8371
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PVSC.2008.4922891
  • Filename
    4922891
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3385070