Physical properties of Bi doped CdTe thin films grown by CSVT and their influence on the CdS/CdTe solar cells PV-properties

O. Vigil-Galán; E. Sánchez-Meza; C. M. Ruiz; J. Sastré-Hernández; A. Morales-Acevedo; F. Cruz-Gandarilla; J. Aguilar-Hernández; E. Saucedo; G. Contreras-Puente; V. Bermúdez

doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2006.12.050

Physical properties of Bi doped CdTe thin films grown by CSVT and their influence on the CdS/CdTe solar cells PV-properties

O. Vigil-Galán^*, E. Sánchez-Meza, C. M. Ruiz, J. Sastré-Hernández, A. Morales-Acevedo, F. Cruz-Gandarilla, J. Aguilar-Hernández, E. Saucedo, G. Contreras-Puente, V. Bermúdez

^*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

17 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

The physical properties of Bi doped CdTe films, grown on glass substrates by the Closed Space Transport Vapour (CSVT) method, from different Bi doped CdTe powders are presented. The CdTe:Bi films were characterized using Photoluminescence, Hall effect, X-Ray diffraction, SEM and Photoconductivity measurements. Moreover, CdS/CdTe:Bi solar cells were made and their characteristics like short circuit current density (J_sc), open circuit voltage (V_OC), fill factor (FF) and efficiency (η) were determined. These devices were fabricated from Bi doped CdTe layers deposited on CdS with the same growth conditions than those used for the single CdTe:Bi layers. A correlation between the CdS/CdTe:Bi solar cell characteristics and the physical properties of the Bi doped CdTe thin films are presented and discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5819-5823
Number of pages	5
Journal	Thin Solid Films
Volume	515
Issue number	15 SPEC. ISS.
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2006.12.050
Publication status	Published - 31 May 2007
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

CSVT growth method
CdTe:Bi thin films
Physical properties
Solar cells

Access to Document

10.1016/j.tsf.2006.12.050

Cite this

Vigil-Galán, O., Sánchez-Meza, E., Ruiz, C. M., Sastré-Hernández, J., Morales-Acevedo, A., Cruz-Gandarilla, F., Aguilar-Hernández, J., Saucedo, E., Contreras-Puente, G., & Bermúdez, V. (2007). Physical properties of Bi doped CdTe thin films grown by CSVT and their influence on the CdS/CdTe solar cells PV-properties. Thin Solid Films, 515(15 SPEC. ISS.), 5819-5823. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2006.12.050

@article{31df5581b7d44958b30ea6524e20782a,

title = "Physical properties of Bi doped CdTe thin films grown by CSVT and their influence on the CdS/CdTe solar cells PV-properties",

abstract = "The physical properties of Bi doped CdTe films, grown on glass substrates by the Closed Space Transport Vapour (CSVT) method, from different Bi doped CdTe powders are presented. The CdTe:Bi films were characterized using Photoluminescence, Hall effect, X-Ray diffraction, SEM and Photoconductivity measurements. Moreover, CdS/CdTe:Bi solar cells were made and their characteristics like short circuit current density (Jsc), open circuit voltage (VOC), fill factor (FF) and efficiency (η) were determined. These devices were fabricated from Bi doped CdTe layers deposited on CdS with the same growth conditions than those used for the single CdTe:Bi layers. A correlation between the CdS/CdTe:Bi solar cell characteristics and the physical properties of the Bi doped CdTe thin films are presented and discussed.",

keywords = "CSVT growth method, CdTe:Bi thin films, Physical properties, Solar cells",

author = "O. Vigil-Gal{\'a}n and E. S{\'a}nchez-Meza and Ruiz, {C. M.} and J. Sastr{\'e}-Hern{\'a}ndez and A. Morales-Acevedo and F. Cruz-Gandarilla and J. Aguilar-Hern{\'a}ndez and E. Saucedo and G. Contreras-Puente and V. Berm{\'u}dez",

year = "2007",

month = may,

day = "31",

doi = "10.1016/j.tsf.2006.12.050",

language = "English",

volume = "515",

pages = "5819--5823",

journal = "Thin Solid Films",

issn = "0040-6090",

publisher = "Elsevier B.V.",

number = "15 SPEC. ISS.",

}

Vigil-Galán, O, Sánchez-Meza, E, Ruiz, CM, Sastré-Hernández, J, Morales-Acevedo, A, Cruz-Gandarilla, F, Aguilar-Hernández, J, Saucedo, E, Contreras-Puente, G & Bermúdez, V 2007, 'Physical properties of Bi doped CdTe thin films grown by CSVT and their influence on the CdS/CdTe solar cells PV-properties', Thin Solid Films, vol. 515, no. 15 SPEC. ISS., pp. 5819-5823. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2006.12.050

TY - JOUR

T1 - Physical properties of Bi doped CdTe thin films grown by CSVT and their influence on the CdS/CdTe solar cells PV-properties

AU - Vigil-Galán, O.

AU - Sánchez-Meza, E.

AU - Ruiz, C. M.

AU - Sastré-Hernández, J.

AU - Morales-Acevedo, A.

AU - Cruz-Gandarilla, F.

AU - Aguilar-Hernández, J.

AU - Saucedo, E.

AU - Contreras-Puente, G.

AU - Bermúdez, V.

PY - 2007/5/31

Y1 - 2007/5/31

N2 - The physical properties of Bi doped CdTe films, grown on glass substrates by the Closed Space Transport Vapour (CSVT) method, from different Bi doped CdTe powders are presented. The CdTe:Bi films were characterized using Photoluminescence, Hall effect, X-Ray diffraction, SEM and Photoconductivity measurements. Moreover, CdS/CdTe:Bi solar cells were made and their characteristics like short circuit current density (Jsc), open circuit voltage (VOC), fill factor (FF) and efficiency (η) were determined. These devices were fabricated from Bi doped CdTe layers deposited on CdS with the same growth conditions than those used for the single CdTe:Bi layers. A correlation between the CdS/CdTe:Bi solar cell characteristics and the physical properties of the Bi doped CdTe thin films are presented and discussed.

AB - The physical properties of Bi doped CdTe films, grown on glass substrates by the Closed Space Transport Vapour (CSVT) method, from different Bi doped CdTe powders are presented. The CdTe:Bi films were characterized using Photoluminescence, Hall effect, X-Ray diffraction, SEM and Photoconductivity measurements. Moreover, CdS/CdTe:Bi solar cells were made and their characteristics like short circuit current density (Jsc), open circuit voltage (VOC), fill factor (FF) and efficiency (η) were determined. These devices were fabricated from Bi doped CdTe layers deposited on CdS with the same growth conditions than those used for the single CdTe:Bi layers. A correlation between the CdS/CdTe:Bi solar cell characteristics and the physical properties of the Bi doped CdTe thin films are presented and discussed.

KW - CSVT growth method

KW - CdTe:Bi thin films

KW - Physical properties

KW - Solar cells

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34247389597&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.tsf.2006.12.050

DO - 10.1016/j.tsf.2006.12.050

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:34247389597

SN - 0040-6090

VL - 515

SP - 5819

EP - 5823

JO - Thin Solid Films

JF - Thin Solid Films

IS - 15 SPEC. ISS.

ER -

Physical properties of Bi doped CdTe thin films grown by CSVT and their influence on the CdS/CdTe solar cells PV-properties

Abstract

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this