BACK CONTACT PASTE WITH Te ENRICHMENT CONTROL IN THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES

Methods for forming a back contact on a thin film photovoltaic device are provided. The method can include: applying a conductive paste onto a surface defined by a p-type absorber layer (of cadmium telluride) of a p-n junction; and, curing the conductive paste to form a conductive coating on the sur...

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Hauptverfasser:	CORWINE, CAROLINE RAE, SADEGHI, MEHRAN, TRENTLER, TIMOTHY JOHN, CLARK, LAURA ANNE, METZGER, WYATT KEITH, COLE, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER, LUCAS, TAMMY JANE
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS CABLES CONDUCTORS ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ELECTRICITY INSULATORS SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING ORDIELECTRIC PROPERTIES SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
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Zusammenfassung:	Methods for forming a back contact on a thin film photovoltaic device are provided. The method can include: applying a conductive paste onto a surface defined by a p-type absorber layer (of cadmium telluride) of a p-n junction; and, curing the conductive paste to form a conductive coating on the surface such that during curing an acid from the conductive paste reacts to enrich the surface with tellurium but is substantially consumed during curing. The conductive paste can comprises a conductive material, an optional solvent system, and a binder. Thin film photovoltaic devices are also provided, such as those that have a conductive coating that is substantially free from an acid.