Chemical analysis of Cd12xZnxS/CdTe solar cells by plasma profiling TOFMS

Kartopu, Giray, Tempez, A, Clayton, Andrew J, Barrioz, Vincent, Irvine, Stuart J, Olivero, C, Chapon, P, Legendre, S and Cooper, J (2014) Chemical analysis of Cd12xZnxS/CdTe solar cells by plasma profiling TOFMS. Materials Research Innovations, 18 (2). pp. 82-85. ISSN 1432-8917

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Abstract

Thin film CdTe photovoltaic (PV) devices and reference layers obtained by the atmospheric pressure metalorganic vapour deposition (AP-MOCVD) method have been studied for their chemical structure using plasma profiling time-of-flight-mass spectroscopy (PP-TOFMS, also called glow discharge TOFMS). Different levels of arsenic (As) dopant in CdTe films were measured by PP-TOFMS and compared to results obtained from a more conventional depth profiling method (secondary ion mass spectrometry or SIMS). This comparison showed that PPTOFMS has the sufficient sensitivity towards detection of the As dopant in CdTe and hence is suited as a rapid, low vacuum tool in controlling the large scale production of CdTe PV materials.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/1433075X14Y.0000000207 The article Kartopu, G., Tempez, A., Clayton, A.J., Barrioz, V., Irvine, S.J.C., Olivero, C., Chapon, P., Legendre, S. and Cooper, J. ‘Chemical analysis of Cd1−xZnxS/CdTe solar cells by plasma profiling TOFMS’, Materials Research Innovations 18 (2), 82-85 (2014), is copyright Maney Publishing, and may be accessed at http://www.maneyonline.com/doi/abs/10.1179/1433075X14Y.0000000207
Keywords: CdTe thin film PV, Glow discharge, Plasma profiling (PP)-TOFMS, Depth profiling
Divisions: Applied Science, Computing and Engineering
Depositing User: Mr Stewart Milne
Date Deposited: 18 Sep 2014 15:07
Last Modified: 19 Dec 2017 15:13
URI: https://glyndwr.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/8244

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