Advancement of Halide Activation Strategies for CdZnTe Solar Cells
The fabrication of CdZnTe solar cells is complicated by the removal of lattice-bound Zn during CdCl<inf xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</inf>-based anneal treatments. Fundamental understanding of the chemistry of CdZnTe with chloride treatment is essential to advance the technology. We investigate alternate and manufacturable chloride chemistry using SbCl<inf xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3</inf> for CdZnTe-based alloy. New SbCl<inf xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3</inf> treatments of CdZnTe show promising performance while maintaining Zn composition compared to CdCl<inf xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</inf>. Effects of varying reaction conditions on chemical mechanisms are presented.
Authors
- William N. Shafarman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8937-4775)
- Kevin D. Dobson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9482-477X)
- Brian E. McCandless (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3907-8019)
- Pradipta Roy Dip
Institutions
- University of Delaware (US)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-06-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1109/pvsc59419.2025.11132439
- Primary Topic
- Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy