Manimaran Udhayakeerthana, Shrinivas Dangate Milind
Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology-Chennai Campus, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India-600 127.
ACS Omega. 2025 Jun 5;10(23):23858-23872. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.5c01030. eCollection 2025 Jun 17.
The escalating global energy demand and the finite nature of fossil fuels necessitate the development of reliable, sustainable, and renewable energy sources. This need might be satisfied by solar energy, which is a plentiful and clean resource. Particularly, cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells have attracted a great deal of interest because of their low production costs and high-power conversion efficiency of 22.1%. The performance of CdTe PV cells largely depends on the choice of conducting and semiconducting materials used in the different layers of the cell. The purpose of this paper is to present a comprehensive examination of the conducting materials used in CdTe PV cells, emphasizing their benefits, drawbacks, and possible uses. The study also addresses the advancement of the CdTe thin films, present challenges, and potential paths forward in the creation of higher efficiency CdTe photovoltaic cells, which have the potential to play a major role in the world's shift to renewable energy.
全球能源需求不断增长，而化石燃料具有有限性，这就需要开发可靠、可持续和可再生的能源。太阳能作为一种丰富且清洁的资源，或许能够满足这一需求。特别是碲化镉（CdTe）太阳能电池，因其生产成本低且功率转换效率高达22.1%而备受关注。碲化镉光伏电池的性能在很大程度上取决于电池不同层中所使用的导电和半导体材料的选择。本文旨在全面审视碲化镉光伏电池中使用的导电材料，重点阐述其优点、缺点及可能的用途。该研究还探讨了碲化镉薄膜的进展、当前面临的挑战以及在制造更高效率碲化镉光伏电池方面的潜在前进方向，这些电池有可能在全球向可再生能源转型中发挥重要作用。
