RESEARCH ON THIN FILM POLYCRYSTALLINE SOLAR CELLS.

Abstract

The emphasis of the thin film solar cell work was on (1) growing acceptable cadmium telluride films in vertical substrates to yield more usable area, (2) fabricating cells that have junction areas of 40 to 50 sq cm, (3) experiment ing with different surface treatments to yield more uniform cells, (4) investigating methods of attaching leads to the cells (indium soldering seems satisfactory), (5) taking data on four-month old cells to see how the cells parameter change with time, and (6) performing basic studies of the properties of junctions between CdTe and other materials. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1963
Accession Number
AD0421700

Entities

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cells
  • Films
  • Materials
  • Polycrystals
  • Solar Cells
  • Soldering
  • Substrates
  • Surface Finishing
  • Tellurides
  • Thin Films

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.