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Development of Combinatorial Pulsed Laser Deposition for Expedited Device Optimization in CdTe/CdS Thin-Film Solar Cells
摘要： A combinatorial pulsed laser deposition system was developed by integrating a computer controlled scanning sample stage in order to rapidly screen processing conditions relevant to CdTe/CdS thin-film solar cells. Using this system, the thickness of the CdTe absorber layer is varied across a single sample from 1.5 ??m to 0.75 ??m. The effects of thickness on CdTe grain morphology, crystal orientation, and cell efficiency were investigated with respect to different postprocessing conditions. It is shown that the thinner CdTe layer of 0.75 ??m obtained the best power conversion efficiency up to 5.3%. The results of this work shows the importance that CdTe grain size/morphology relative to CdTe thickness has on device performance and quantitatively exhibits what those values should be to obtain efficient thin-film CdTe/CdS solar cells fabricated with pulsed laser deposition. Further development of this combinatorial approach could enable high-throughput exploration and optimization of CdTe/CdS solar cells.
关键词： combinatorial pulsed laser deposition,power conversion efficiency,grain morphology,CdTe/CdS thin-film solar cells,device optimization,crystal orientation
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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Multicomponent multiphase modeling of dissimilar laser cladding process with high-speed steel on medium carbon steel
摘要： During a laser cladding process, the transport phenomena in the molten pool, including rapid solidification, strong fluid convection, and species diffusion are complex, and determine the microstructure and composition of the cladding layer. In this study, a three-dimensional transient multicomponent multiphase model was proposed to simulate the dissimilar laser cladding process with T15 powder and T15/CeO2 mixed powder on 42CrMo substrate. The position and expression of the source terms on energy and mass were clearly defined. The model was validated by comparing the morphology of the cross section with single-track cladding experiments. The simulation results indicate that the molten pool is dominated by a strong Marangoni flow that results in a fully mixed cladding layer and a narrow transition zone at the bottom. The molten pool exhibits an inward flow pattern with pure T15 powder and an outward flow pattern with T15-CeO2 mixed powder. The content of the elements and the microstructure of the cladding layer were investigated by using an electron probe micro-analyzer and a scanning electron microscope. The microstructure evolves from planar to cellular, and to equiaxed dendrites from the substrate–clad interface to the top surface. The transition zone comprised of planar and cellular grains. The solidification characteristics calculated from the numerical model were associated to the grain morphology.
关键词： Transport phenomena,Grain morphology,Laser cladding,Multiphase modeling,Marangoni flow
更新于2025-09-11 14:15:04