Published August 9, 2006 | Version v1
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Bi doped CdTe: increasing potentialities of CdTe based solar cells

Creators

  • 1. Departamento de Fisica de Materiales, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (UAM), Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049 (Spain)
  • 2. Escuela Superior de Fisica y Matematicas-Instituto Politecnico Nacional, C.P. 07738, Mexico DF (Mexico)

Description

CdTe films were deposited by closed space sublimation from different CdTe:Bi targets (from non-doped up to 0.16 at.%) previously sintered by the Bridgman method. X-ray diffraction measurements demonstrate that CdTe films are formed and Bi is incorporated. Electrical and optical characterizations show that thin films reproduce the bulk material behaviour with a decrease in resistivity and an increase in photoconductivity. Also a limit is found in the increase of photoconductivity properties versus Bi concentration

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0953-8984/18/7163/cm6_31_011.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter (ISSN 1361-648X) http://www.iop.org/

Additional details

Identifiers

URL
http://stacks.iop.org/0953-8984/18/7163/cm6_31_011.pdf; http://www.iop.org/;
DOI
10.1088/0953-8984/18/31/011;
PII
S0953-8984(06)20877-4;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
18
Journal Issue
31
Journal Page Range
p. 7163-7169
ISSN
0953-8984
CODEN
JCOMEL

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38012556
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
BRIDGMAN METHOD; CADMIUM TELLURIDES; CONCENTRATION RATIO; DOPED MATERIALS; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; SOLAR CELLS; SUBLIMATION; THIN FILMS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Descriptors DEC
CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; COHERENT SCATTERING; CRYSTAL GROWTH METHODS; DIFFRACTION; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; EQUIPMENT; EVAPORATION; FILMS; MATERIALS; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SCATTERING; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; TELLURIDES; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS