Date of Award
2012-01-01
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Electrical Engineering
Advisor(s)
David Zubia
Abstract
This thesis presents a novel way to characterize micro and nano patterned cadmium telluride thin film solar cells via a nano-probe system. A historical review of CdTe-based solar cells is presented first followed by review of the technology developed to produce the patterned CdTe cells. A detailed presentation is then provided on the use of a Zyvex nanoprobing system to characterize the patterned solar cells. The I-V response of micro- and nano-patterned solar cells stimulated under different e-beam conditions is presented and analyzed. Suggestions of how to improve the technique are provided. This work documents, for the first time, the I-V testing of isolated CdTe grains of different feature size.
Language
en
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
Copyright Date
2012
File Size
77 pages
File Format
application/pdf
Rights Holder
Heber Prieto
Recommended Citation
Prieto, Heber, "Nanoprobe I-V Characterization of CdTe/CdS Micro and Nano-patterned Solar Cells" (2012). Open Access Theses & Dissertations. 2167.
https://scholarworks.utep.edu/open_etd/2167
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