Research Article
Characterization of Cu1.4Te Thin Films for CdTe Solar Cells
Table 3
Evolution of device parameters for CdTe solar cells with the temperature cycling.
| | Day and cycle | nbc | Cu1.4Te | | (mV) | FF (%) | (mA/cm2) | (%) | (mV) | FF (%) | (mA/cm2) | (%) |
| | Initial | 695 | 55.9 | 21.45 | 8.33 | 732 | 67.4 | 23.81 | 11.75 | | 30d3c* | 676 | 46.4 | 19.33 | 6.74 | 709 | 58.4 | 22.95 | 9.50 | | 90d9c | 495 | — | 17.81 | — | 712 | 58.2 | 23.07 | 9.56 | | 180d12c | | | | | 708 | 57.0 | 22.56 | 9.10 | | 420d42c | | | | | 707 | 50.5 | 21.24 | 7.58 |
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30d3c denotes 3 cycles after 30 days in the period of testing.
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