Cuprous sulfide layer formation for photovoltaic cell

Metal working – Method of mechanical manufacture – Assembling or joining

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427 74, 427123, 427126, 427399, 427430B, 136 89CD, H01L 3118, H01L 3104

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ABSTRACT:
An improved method for fabrication of a photovoltaic cell preferably of the CdS--Cu.sub.x S type, having a copper electrode adjacent the Cu.sub.x S. A portion of the CdS is converted to Cu.sub.x S through ion exchange wherein the CdS is immersed in a first solution of cuprous ions and a second solution of cupric ions to produce a non-stoichiometric Cu.sub.x S. A layer of metallic copper is applied by conventional techniques, such as vacuum deposition, and the photovoltaic cell heat treated to affect formation of the CdS--Cu.sub.x S heterojunction. Metallic copper diffusing through the CdS and Cu.sub.x S from the electrode is captured by the non-stoichiometric Cu.sub.x S whereby the Cu.sub.x S is substantially stoichiometric in the completed photovoltaic cell.

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