Optimization of Back Contact Grid Size in Al2O3-Rear-Passivated Ultrathin CIGS PV Cells by 2-D Simulations

J Lontchi, M Zhukova, M Kovacic, J Krc… - IEEE Journal of …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a simulation strategy using ATLAS-2D to optimize the back-contact hole grid (ie,
size and pitch of openings) of the Al 2 O 3-rear-passivation layer in ultrathin Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 …

High-performance ultrathin Cu (In, Ga) Se2 solar cell optimized by silvaco tools

NEI Boukortt, M Adouane, R AlHammadi - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, we investigated the influence of the cell pitch, opening width, Ga/(In+ Ga) ratio,
absorber layer thickness, and doping on ultrathin CIGS solar cell performance by using …

Improved Rear Surface Passivation of Cu(In,Ga)Se Solar Cells: A Combination of an AlO Rear Surface Passivation Layer and Nanosized Local Rear Point …

B Vermang, V Fjällström, X Gao… - IEEE journal of …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An innovative rear contacting structure for copper indium gallium (di) selenide (CIGS) thin-
film solar cells is developed in an industrially viable way and demonstrated in tangible …

Designing CIGS solar cells with front-side point contacts

G Sozzi, D Pignoloni, R Menozzi… - 2015 IEEE 42nd …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work we show how 2D numerical simulations can be used to design and optimize
front-side point contacts in surface-passivated CIGS cells. Detailed analysis of the …

Numerical optimization of ultrathin CIGS solar cells with rear surface passivation

NEI Boukortt, S Patanè, M Adouane, R AlHammadi - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
We use Silvaco-TCAD tools to optimize ultrathin Cu (In 1-x Ga x) Se 2 solar cells with rear
surface passivation. First of all, the single CIGS structure was performed and calibrated with …

Comparative study of patterned TiO2 and Al2O3 layers as passivated back-contact for ultra-thin Cu(In, Ga)Se2 solar cells

F Mollica, J Goffard, M Jubault… - 2016 IEEE 43rd …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work, a low cost passivated back-contact for ultra-thin Cu (In, Ga) Se 2-based (CIGS)
solar cells to improve the carrier collection is developed. The current loss due to rear …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of front-side point contact/passivation geometry on thin-film solar cell performance

G Sozzi, S Di Napoli, R Menozzi, B Bissig… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this work, we perform an extensive campaign of three-dimensional numerical simulations
of CIGS solar cell structures to investigate the effect of a surface-passivated CIGS with point …

Addressing the impact of rear surface passivation mechanisms on ultra-thin Cu (In, Ga) Se2 solar cell performances using SCAPS 1-D model

R Kotipalli, O Poncelet, G Li, Y Zeng, LA Francis… - Solar Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract We present a (1-D) SCAPS device model to address the following:(i) the surface
passivation mechanisms (ie field-effect and chemical),(ii) their impact on the CIGS solar cell …

[HTML][HTML] Development of rear surface passivated Cu (In, Ga) Se2 thin film solar cells with nano-sized local rear point contacts

B Vermang, V Fjällström, J Pettersson, P Salomé… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2013 - Elsevier
For the first time, a novel rear contacting structure for copper indium gallium (di) selenide
(CIGS) thin film solar cells is discussed theoretically, developed in an industrially viable way …

Passivation of interfaces in thin film solar cells: Understanding the effects of a nanostructured rear point contact layer

PMP Salomé, B Vermang… - Advanced Materials …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Thin film solar cells based in Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) are among the most efficient
polycrystalline solar cells, surpassing CdTe and even polycrystalline silicon solar cells. For …