Bifacial CdS/CdTe thin-film solar cells using a transparent silver nanowire/indium tin oxide back contact

Yongbeom Kwon; Jaeyoung Seo; Yoonmook Kang; Donghwan Kim; Jihyun Kim

doi:10.1364/OE.26.000A30

Bifacial CdS/CdTe thin-film solar cells using a transparent silver nanowire/indium tin oxide back contact

Yongbeom Kwon, Jaeyoung Seo, Yoonmook Kang, Donghwan Kim, Jihyun Kim

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A hybrid silver nanowires (AgNWs)/indium tin oxide (ITO) contact was used as a transparent back-electrode to fabricate a bifacial CdS/CdTe thin-film solar cell. The photovoltaic properties of the bifacial CdS/CdTe thin-film solar cell were investigated under front and back illumination conditions. The hybrid AgNWs/ITO back contact changed the average conversion efficiency from 0.4% (front) and 3.5% (rear) to 8.1% (front) and 0.9% (rear), respectively, improving the sum efficiency from 3.9% (ITO-only) to 9.0%. Our research demonstrates the use of a nanowire network as a transparent electrode in CdS/CdTe thin-film solar cells for bifacial or tandem applications.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	A30-A38
Journal	Optics Express
Volume	26
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.26.000A30
Publication status	Published - 2018 Jan 22

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