Inline Cu(In,Ga)Se Co-evaporation for High-Efficiency Solar Cells and Modules

J Lindahl, U Zimmermann, P Szaniawski… - IEEE Journal of …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, co-evaporation of Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 (CIGS) in an inline single-stage process is
used to fabricate solar cell devices with up to 18.6% conversion efficiency using a CdS …

Investigation of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin‐film formation during the multi‐stage co‐evaporation process

R Caballero, CA Kaufmann, V Efimova… - Progress in …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In order to transfer the potential for the high efficiencies seen for Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGSe)
thin films from co‐evaporation processes to cheaper large‐scale deposition techniques, a …

In-line Cu (In, Ga) Se2 co-evaporation processes with graded band gaps on large substrates

G Voorwinden, R Kniese, M Powalla - Thin Solid Films, 2003 - Elsevier
Thin-film solar cells with the layer sequence Mo/Cu (In, Ga) Se2/CdS/i-ZnO/n-ZnO on soda
lime float glass are fabricated in in-line systems with 30 cm deposition width. The Cu (In, Ga) …

High-efficiency cu (in, ga) se2 cells and modules

M Powalla, P Jackson, W Witte, D Hariskos… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2013 - Elsevier
We report on the analytical description of high-efficiency Cu (In, Ga) Se 2-based solar cells
produced with a static coevaporation process. We discuss classic quality markers such as …

Highly efficient CIS solar cells and modules made by the co-evaporation process

M Powalla, G Voorwinden, D Hariskos, P Jackson… - Thin Solid Films, 2009 - Elsevier
Thin-film photovoltaic modules which use the chalcopyrite Cu (In, Ga)(Se, S) 2 (CIGS) as the
light-absorbing layer have now entered the decisive industrial phase. Companies located …

Sodium co-evaporation for low temperature Cu (In, Ga) Se2 deposition

M Lammer, U Klemm, M Powalla - Thin Solid Films, 2001 - Elsevier
Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) thin-films were deposited 'in-line', ie the substrate is moved with
respect to the sources on soda-lime glass (SLG). To better understand the role of substrate …

Development of gallium gradients in three‐stage Cu(In,Ga)Se2 co‐evaporation processes

SM Schleussner, T Törndahl… - Progress in …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
We use secondary‐ion mass spectrometry, X‐ray diffraction and scanning electron
microscopy to investigate the development over time of compositional gradients in Cu (In …

A comparison between thin film solar cells made from co‐evaporated CuIn1‐xGaxSe2 using a one‐stage process versus a three‐stage process

PMP Salomé, V Fjällström, P Szaniawski… - Progress in …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Until this day, the most efficient Cu (In, Ga) Se2 thin film solar cells have been prepared
using a rather complex growth process often referred to as three‐stage or multistage. This …

Cu (In, Ga) Se2 thin film solar cells with buffer layer alternative to CdS

RN Bhattacharya, K Ramanathan - Solar Energy, 2004 - Elsevier
Progress in fabricating Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) solar cells with ZnS (O, OH) buffer layers
prepared by chemical bath deposition (CBD) is discussed in this paper. Such buffer layers …

Depth profiling of Cu (In, Ga) Se2 thin films grown at low temperatures

CA Kaufmann, R Caballero, T Unold, R Hesse… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2009 - Elsevier
In order to understand the effect of the process temperature on the growth of Cu (In, Ga) Se2
(CIGSe) thin films via the 3-stage co-evaporation process, absorber layers have been …