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Magnetic field assisted bonding of prefabricated grid to a Cu2S-CdS solar cell

Magnetic field assisted bonding of prefabricated grid to a Cu2S-CdS solar cell

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A new technique, the magnetic field assisted bonding is described for proper encapsulation of a thin-film Cu2S-CdS solar cell. This is made possible by using a thin layer of nickel coating on the substrate as the back-electrode. Results on the dependence of the series resistance, short-circuit current, open-circuit voltage, shunt resistance, diode ideality factor and fill factor on the magnetic field, the time and the temperature of application and coating of the grid are presented and discussed.

Inspec keywords: encapsulation; copper compounds; cadmium compounds; solar cells; magnetic fields

Other keywords: Ni coating; magnetic field assisted bonding; diode ideality factor; back-electrode; open-circuit voltage; fill factor; short-circuit current; encapsulation; Cu2S-CdS solar cell; shunt resistance; series resistance

Subjects: Solar cells and arrays; Photoelectric conversion; solar cells and arrays; Product packaging; Packaging

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