SURFACE PASSIVATION OF POLYCRYSTALLINE, CHALCOGENIDE BASED PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS

被引:64
作者
CAHEN, D
NOUFI, R
机构
[1] WEIZMANN INST SCI,DEPT STRUCT CHEM,IL-76100 REHOVOT,ISRAEL
[2] SOLAR ENERGY RES INST,GOLDEN,CO 80401
来源
SOLAR CELLS | 1991年 / 30卷 / 1-4期
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D O I
10.1016/0379-6787(91)90037-P
中图分类号
TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
学科分类号
0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要
We present a summary of our defect chemical microscopic model for the effect that annealing in air or oxygen has on CuInSe2 and CdTe-based polycrystalline thin film solar cells and explain its generalization to other chalcogenide-based semiconductor devices. The summary includes a hypothesis for specific O2 (molecule) and surface interaction From the point of view of device performance, the model provides a specific chemical explanation for the conclusions obtained from device analyses that the performance of the present generation of polycrystalline cells of this type is mainly limited by recombination at grain surfaces and boundaries.
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页码:53 / 59
页数:7
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