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CdS/CdTe Solar Cells Made by High-Rate Magnetron Sputtering
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 February 2011
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The dependence of deposition rate of CdTe film on deposition pressure and RF power has been studied. The optimum argon pressure was found to be 5 mTorr while the growth rate as a function of power is slightly superlinear. A deposition rate of 140 nm/min has been achieved which is five times faster than for our conventional deposition conditions. Films were characterized by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). Pressure has been found to have a greater effect on film morphology than magnetron sputter power. Working devices have been made with 2-micron layers of CdTe deposited at different powers and 10 mTorr of argon pressure. The effect of different temperatures of CdCl2 post-deposition treatment on cell performance was studied. Efficiency of 11.8% with a 2-micron CdTe layer deposited at 133 nm/min was achieved.
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