Electronic defects in : Towards a comprehensive model

C Spindler, F Babbe, MH Wolter, F Ehré… - Physical Review …, 2019 - APS
The electronic defects in any semiconductor play a decisive role for the usability of this
material in an optoelectronic device. Electronic defects determine the doping level as well as …

[HTML][HTML] Chalcopyrite compound semiconductors for thin film solar cells

S Siebentritt - Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
Chalcopyrite semiconductors are used in thin film solar cells with the highest efficiencies, in
particular for flexible solar cells. Recent progress has been made possible by an alkali …

Nanocrystal engineering of noble metals and metal chalcogenides: controlling the morphology, composition and crystallinity

L Polavarapu, S Mourdikoudis, I Pastoriza-Santos… - …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The term “Nanocrystal Engineering” can be defined as the design and synthesis of
nanocrystals with desired morphologies and compositions based on understanding and …

Optimization of CuIn1–XGaXS2 Nanoparticles and Their Application in the Hole-Transporting Layer of Highly Efficient and Stable Mixed-Halide Perovskite Solar …

A Khorasani, M Marandi, R Khosroshahi… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Inorganic hole-transport materials (HTMs) have been frequently applied in perovskite solar
cells (PSCs) and are a promising solution to improve the poor stability of PSCs. In this study …

Insights from Transient Absorption Spectroscopy into Electron Dynamics Along the Ga‐Gradient in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells

YH Chang, R Carron, M Ochoa… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Cu (In, Ga) Se2 solar cells have markedly increased their efficiency over the last
decades currently reaching a record power conversion efficiency of 23.3%. Key aspects to …

[HTML][HTML] Ultra-thin passivation layers in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin-film solar cells: full-area passivated front contacts and their impact on bulk doping

F Werner, B Veith-Wolf, M Melchiorre, F Babbe… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
In the search for highly transparent and non-toxic alternative front layers replacing state-of-
the-art CdS in Cu (In, Ga) Se2 thin-film solar cells, alternatives rarely exceed reference …

Innovation highway: Breakthrough milestones and key developments in chalcopyrite photovoltaics from a retrospective viewpoint

D Abou-Ras, S Wagner, BJ Stanbery, HW Schock… - Thin Solid Films, 2017 - Elsevier
The present contribution is a summary of an event that was organized as a special evening
session in Symposium V “Chalcogenide Thin-Film Solar Cells” at the E-MRS 2016 Spring …

First‐Principles Modeling of Point Defects and Complexes in Thin‐Film Solar‐Cell Absorber CuInSe2

M Malitckaya, HP Komsa, V Havu… - Advanced Electronic …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Point defects and complexes may affect significantly physical, optical, and electrical
properties of semiconductors. The Cu (In, Ga) Se2 alloy is an absorber material for low‐cost …

[HTML][HTML] Revisiting radiative deep-level transitions in CuGaSe2 by photoluminescence

C Spindler, D Regesch, S Siebentritt - Applied Physics Letters, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
Recent defect calculations suggest that the open circuit voltage of CuGaSe 2 solar cells can
be limited by deep intrinsic electron traps by Ga Cu antisites and their complexes with Cu …

Interdiffusion and doping gradients at the buffer/absorber interface in thin-film solar cells

F Werner, F Babbe, J Burkhart, C Spindler… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
An accurate determination of the net dopant concentration in photovoltaic absorbers is
critical for understanding and optimizing solar cell performance. The complex device …