Table 3 Electrical properties of CdTe absorbers with CuCl2 molar variations.

From: Optimized electrical and physiochemical properties of cadmium telluride thin films via copper chloride treatment for photovoltaic applications

Molarity

Carrier concentration (/cm3)

Carrier concentration (After 1 year) (/cm3)

Mobility

(cm2/Vs)

Resistivity [x104]

(Ω cm)

Baseline

1.10 × 1013

1.00 × 1012

5.5

10.8

0.05 M

3.77 × 1013

3.00 × 1013

10.44

1.96

0.01 M

3.31 × 1014

3.11 × 1014

2.697

0.89

0.005 M

7.97 × 1015

5.30 × 1015

2.302

0.48

0.001 M

6.85 × 1013

3.48 × 1011

23.33

0.95

0.0005 M

2.60 × 1013

1.00 × 1011

26.76

7.30

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