Copper indium gallium selenide based solar cells–a review

J Ramanujam, UP Singh - Energy & Environmental Science, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) based solar cells are receiving worldwide attention
for solar power generation. They are efficient thin film solar cells that have achieved 22.8 …

[HTML][HTML] SnS thin film solar cells: perspectives and limitations

S Di Mare, D Menossi, A Salavei, E Artegiani… - Coatings, 2017 - mdpi.com
Thin film solar cells have reached commercial maturity and extraordinarily high efficiency
that make them competitive even with the cheaper Chinese crystalline silicon modules …

Toward high-performance organic–inorganic hybrid solar cells: bringing conjugated polymers and inorganic nanocrystals in close contact

M He, F Qiu, Z Lin - The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2013 - ACS Publications
Organic–inorganic hybrid solar cells composed of conjugated polymers (CPs) and inorganic
nanocrystal (NC) semiconductors have garnered considerable attention as a potential …

Simulation of double buffer layer on CIGS solar cell with SCAPS software

J Qu, L Zhang, H Wang, X Song, Y Zhang… - Optical and Quantum …, 2019 - Springer
In a CIGS thin film solar cell, the buffer layer is interposed between the absorber layer and
the window layer, which plays an important role in interface electricity. CdS is often used as …

CuSbSe2 thin film solar cells with~ 4% conversion efficiency grown by low-temperature pulsed electron deposition

S Rampino, F Pattini, M Bronzoni, M Mazzer… - Solar energy materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract CuSb (S, Se) 2 is emerging as an alternative absorber for thin film photovoltaics, for
its intrinsic p-type conductivity, tunable energy bandgap (1.0÷ 1.6 eV), high absorption …

Bifacial CIGS solar cells grown by low temperature pulsed electron deposition

M Mazzer, S Rampino, G Spaggiari, F Annoni… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this paper we report on the single stage deposition of CuIn x Ga 1− x Se 2 (CIGS)-based
bifacial solar cells on glass coated with Fluorine-doped Tin Oxide (FTO) or Indium Tin Oxide …

Low temperature deposition of bifacial CIGS solar cells on Al-doped Zinc Oxide back contacts

N Cavallari, F Pattini, S Rampino, F Annoni… - Applied Surface …, 2017 - Elsevier
We report on the fabrication and characterization of Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 (CIGS)-based thin film
bifacial solar cells using Al-doped ZnO (AZO) as cost-effective and non-toxic transparent …

The Huge Role of Tiny Impurities in Nanoscale Synthesis

A Roy, CP Healey, NE Larm, P Ishtaweera… - ACS Nanoscience …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Nanotechnology is vital to many current industries, including electronics, energy, textiles,
agriculture, and theranostics. Understanding the chemical mechanisms of nanomaterial …

Highly efficient graphene-based Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 solar cells with large active area

L Yin, K Zhang, H Luo, G Cheng, X Ma, Z Xiong, X Xiao - Nanoscale, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Two-dimensional graphene has tremendous potential to be used as a transparent
conducting electrode (TCE), owing to its high transparency and conductivity. To date …

Hot-spot generation model using electrical and thermal equivalent circuits for a copper indium gallium selenide photovoltaic module

Y Kim, M Shin, M Lee, Y Kang - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Hot-spot generation is critical to the reliability and performance of copper indium gallium
selenide (CIGS) solar cells; however, its occurrence mechanism has not been fully …