OPTIMIZATION OF DEPOSITION PARAMETERS OF CBD-CdS THIN FILMS FOR SOLAR CELL APPLICATION

Authors

  • José Antonio de Sousa Fernandes Instituto Militar de Engenharia
  • Wagner Anacleto Pinheiro Instituto Militar de Engenharia
  • Marcelo Silva Bortolini de Castro Instituto Militar de Engenharia
  • Rosângela Maia Pinto Alves Instituto Militar de Engenharia
  • Irani Guedes Mattoso Instituto Militar de Engenharia
  • Carlos Luiz Ferreira Instituto Militar de Engenharia
  • Leila Rosa de Oliveira Cruz Instituto Militar de Engenharia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59627/cbens.2007.1699

Keywords:

Solar Energy, Chemical Bath, CdS

Abstract

CdS thin films are used as the window layer in CdS/CdTe solar cells. For this application, they should be made as thin as possible in order to transmit most of the incident light to the CdTe layer used as the absorber.

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Published

2007-11-14

How to Cite

Fernandes, J. A. de S., Pinheiro, W. A., Castro, M. S. B. de, Alves, R. M. P., Mattoso, I. G., Ferreira, C. L., & Cruz, L. R. de O. (2007). OPTIMIZATION OF DEPOSITION PARAMETERS OF CBD-CdS THIN FILMS FOR SOLAR CELL APPLICATION. Anais Congresso Brasileiro De Energia Solar - CBENS. https://doi.org/10.59627/cbens.2007.1699

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