Study of Radiation-Hard CdTe/MgCdTe Double-Heterostructure Thin-Film Solar Cells Using a Novel Liftoff Technology

Abstract

In collaboration with AFRL Space Vehicles and Direct Energy Directorates, the objective of this proposal is to Optimize the novel lift-off technology using water-soluble MgTe sacrificial layer grown on lattice matched InSb substrate for light-weight and low-cost solar cells and photodetector applications. Demonstrate the study of radiation tolerant thin-film CdTe/MgCdTe doubleheterostructures and solar cells using the water-soluble lift-off technology. Demonstrate wafer-transfer thin-film CdTe/InSb two-color photodetectors and study their radiation tolerance under proton bombardment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 06, 2021
Accession Number
AD1176851

Entities

People

  • Yong-hang Zhang

Organizations

  • Arizona State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Band Gaps
  • Cell Physiological Processes
  • Cells
  • Dacron
  • Efficiency
  • Energy
  • Energy Levels
  • Engineering
  • Fermi Levels
  • Films
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Military Research
  • Radiation
  • Solar Cells
  • Spacecraft
  • Steady State
  • Thin Films
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Pulsed-Laser Deposition
  • Space