Analysis of CdS/CdTe devices incorporating a ZnTe:Cu/Ti Contact |
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Authors: | T.A. Gessert S. Asher S. Johnston M. Young P. Dippo C. Corwine |
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Affiliation: | National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Blvd, Golden, Colorado 80401, USA |
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Abstract: | High-performance CdS/CdTe photovoltaic devices can be produced using a ZnTe:Cu/Ti back contact deposited onto the CdTe layer. We observe that prolonged exposure of the ZnTe:Cu and Ti sputtering targets to an oxygen-containing plasma significantly reduces device open-circuit voltage and fill factor. High-resolution compositional analysis of these devices reveals that Cu concentration in the CdTe and CdS layers is lower for devices with poor performance. Capacitance-voltage analysis and related numerical simulations indicate that the net acceptor concentration in the CdTe is also lower for devices with poor performance. Photoluminescence analyses of the junction region reveal that the intensity of a luminescent peak associated with a defect complex involving interstitial Cu (Cui) and oxygen on Te (OTe) is reduced in devices with poor performance. Combined with thermodynamic considerations, these results suggest that oxygen incorporation into the ZnTe:Cu sputtering target reduces the ability of sputtered ZnTe:Cu film to diffuse Cu into the CdTe. |
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