Thin film solar cells: research in an industrial perspective
M Edoff - Ambio, 2012 - Springer
Electricity generation by photovoltaic conversion of sunlight is a technology in strong growth.
The thin film technology is taking market share from the dominant silicon wafer technology …
The thin film technology is taking market share from the dominant silicon wafer technology …
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 …
used to fabricate solar cell devices with up to 18.6% conversion efficiency using a CdS …
Gallium gradients in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin‐film solar cells
The gallium gradient in Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) layers, which forms during the two
industrially relevant deposition routes, the sequential and co‐evaporation processes, plays …
industrially relevant deposition routes, the sequential and co‐evaporation processes, plays …
Optimization of the CIGS based thin film solar cells: Numerical simulation and analysis
H Movla - Optik, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Chalcopyrite Cu (In, Ga) Se (CIGS) is a very promising material for thin film
photovoltaics and offers a number of interesting advantages compared to the bulk silicon …
photovoltaics and offers a number of interesting advantages compared to the bulk silicon …
High-efficiency cu (in, ga) se2 cells and modules
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 …
produced with a static coevaporation process. We discuss classic quality markers such as …
solution processing of CIGSe solar cells using simple thiol-amine solvents mixture: a review
G Albalawneh, M Ramli - ECS Journal of Solid State Science and …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Recent results demonstrate the potential of thiol-amine binary solvents to prepare highly
efficient thin-film chalcopyrite photovoltaic devices. The power of these solvent mixtures lies …
efficient thin-film chalcopyrite photovoltaic devices. The power of these solvent mixtures lies …
Numerical optimization of ultrathin CIGS solar cells with rear surface passivation
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 …
surface passivation. First of all, the single CIGS structure was performed and calibrated with …
Optimization of Back Contact Grid Size in Al2O3-Rear-Passivated Ultrathin CIGS PV Cells by 2-D Simulations
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 …
size and pitch of openings) of the Al 2 O 3-rear-passivation layer in ultrathin Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 …
Key factors governing the device performance of CIGS solar cells: Insights from machine learning
C Zhu, W Liu, Y Li, X Huo, H Li, K Guo, B Qiao, S Zhao… - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Cu (In 1-x, Ga x) Se 2 (CIGS) solar cells are a kind of highly efficient thin film solar
cells, further breakthrough in their device efficiency relies on the development of advanced …
cells, further breakthrough in their device efficiency relies on the development of advanced …
Extending absorption of near-infrared wavelength range for high efficiency CIGS solar cell via adjusting energy band
L Yan, Y Bai, B Yang, N Chen, Z Tan, T Hayat… - Current Applied …, 2018 - Elsevier
The efficient photon harvesting in near infrared wavelength range is still a challenging
problem for high performance Cu (In 1-x, Ga x) Se 2 (CIGS) solar cell. Herein, adjusting the …
problem for high performance Cu (In 1-x, Ga x) Se 2 (CIGS) solar cell. Herein, adjusting the …