The CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: CIPD930301

Project closed

Start date 1 April 1994

End date 30 June 1996

Funded under

• Scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and European non-member countries, 1992-

Total cost No data

EU contribution No data

Coordinated by

ANTEC - ANGEWANDTE NEUE TECHNOLOGIEN GMBH
Germany

Objective

1. CDS FILMS
DEPOSITION OF CDS FIIMS BY VACUUM EVAPORATION AND CLOSE-SPACED SUBLIMATION (CSS).
DOPING OF CDS FILMS WITH INDIUM BY DIFFUSION OR COEVAPORATION INVESTIGATION OF STRUCTURE AND SURFACE MORPHOLOGY OF CDS FILMS BY XSA AND OPTICAL AND SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY.
STUDY OF OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF THE CDS FILMS. 2. CDTE FILMS
DEPOSITION OF CDTE FILMS BY CLOSE-SPACED SUBLIMATION (CSS)
3. SOLAR CELLS STRUCTURES
DEPOSITION OF CDS AND CDTE ONTO TCO COATED SUBSTRATES.
DEVELOPMENT OF AN OHMIC CONTACT BY VACUUM DEPOSITION OF METAL FILMS, CVD OF W, MO AND NI, AND BY APPLICATION OF CARBON/CU COMPOSITE.
STUDY OF MULTI-LAYER OHMIC CONTACT FILMS.
4. FILM ANALYSIS
OPTICAL PROPERTIES (TRANSMISSION, REFLECTION)
ELECTRICAL INVESTIGATIONS (HALL-EFFECT)
5. CELL ANALYSIS
C-V-CURVES, SPECTRAL RESPONSE, DLTS, OCV- AND SCC-DECAY.

Programme(s)

• IC-PECO/COPERNICUS - Scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and European non-member countries, 1992-

Topic(s)

• 03 - CEEC participation in NON-NUCLEAR ENERGY (JOULE II) programme

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

ANTEC - ANGEWANDTE NEUE TECHNOLOGIEN GMBH

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Industriestrasse 2-4 ; 65779 KELKHEIM ; Germany
• Total cost: No data

Participants (1)

CENTRAL LABORATORY OF SOLAR ENERGY AND NEW ENERGY SOURCES - BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Bulgaria

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Tzarigradsko Shosse 72 ; 1784 SOFIA
• Total cost: No data