OPTIMIZATION OF PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL SOLAR-CELLS BASED ON POLYCRYSTALLINE CDTE FILM PHOTOANODE

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MISHRA, S [1 ]
TIWARI, S [1 ]
CHANDRA, BP [1 ]
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[1] RANI DURGAVATI UNIV,DEPT POSTGRAD STUDIES & RES PHYS,JABALPUR 482001,INDIA
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10.1016/0927-0248(94)00202-9
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TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
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0807 ; 0820 ;
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Polycrystalline films of CdTe were electroplated onto titanium substrates from acidic baths. When surface treated, these layers show good photoelectrochemical behaviour in a polysulphide electrolyte with high conversion efficiencies and stability. The solid state parameters of the films annealed are calculated and compared with those of unannealed film based cells. Donor densities are found to be in the range of 10(14) cm(-3). Chemical etching improves the short-circuit current and fill factor and also results in Fermi level pinning of the photoanode, whereas photoelectrochemical etching improves the stability of the photoanode in polysulphide electrolyte.
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