Thin Film Deposition Methods for CuInSe 2 Solar Cells

M Kemell, M Ritala, M Leskelä - Critical Reviews in Solid State and …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
CuInSe2 and its alloys with Ga and/or S are among the most promising absorber materials
for thin film solar cells. CuInSe2-based solar cells have shown long-term stability and the …

Perspectives of chalcopyrite-based CIGSe thin-film solar cell: a review

G Regmi, A Ashok, P Chawla, P Semalti… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - Springer
Solar photovoltaic (PV) is empowering, reliable, and ecofriendly technology for harvesting
energy which can be assessed from the fact that PV panels with total electricity generation …

Review on substrate and molybdenum back contact in CIGS thin film solar cell

KH Ong, R Agileswari, B Maniscalco… - International Journal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Copper Indium Gallium Selenide‐(CIGS‐) based solar cells have become one of the most
promising candidates among the thin film technologies for solar power generation. The …

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 …

Progress in Polycrystalline Thin‐Film Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells

UP Singh, SP Patra - International Journal of Photoenergy, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
For some time, the chalcopyrite semiconductor CuInSe2 and its alloy with Ga and/or S [Cu
(InGa) Se2 or Cu (InGa)(Se, S) 2], commonly referred as CIGS, have been leading thin‐film …

Properties of ZnO/CdS/CuInSe2 solar cells with improved performance

JAM AbuShama, S Johnston, T Moriarty… - Progress in …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
We report the growth and characterization of low‐bandgap record‐efficiency
ZnO/CdS/CuInSe2 thin‐film solar cells. The total area conversion efficiency for this cell is 14 …

Effects of residual copper selenide on CuInGaSe2 solar cells

TP Hsieh, CC Chuang, CS Wu, JC Chang, JW Guo… - Solid-State …, 2011 - Elsevier
Large-grain, copper-poor CuInGaSe2 (CIGS) films are favored in the fabrication of highly
efficient solar cells. However, the degradation of cell performance caused by residual …

Evolution of opto-electronic properties during film formation of complex semiconductors

MD Heinemann, R Mainz, F Österle… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Optical and electrical properties of complex semiconducting alloys like Cu (In, Ga) Se2
(CIGS) are strongly influenced by the reaction pathways occurring during their deposition …

CuInSe2 and related I–III–VI2 chalcopyrite compounds for photovoltaic application

T Wada - Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
CuInSe 2 and its related I–III–VI 2 chalcopyrite compounds have been studied for about 50
years for application to absorbers in polycrystalline thin-film solar cells. Several research …

Optimization of Intrinsic ZnO Thickness in Cu(In,Ga)Se2-Based Thin Film Solar Cells

S Alhammadi, H Park, WK Kim - Materials, 2019 - mdpi.com
The typical structure of high efficiency Cu (InGa) Se2 (CIGS)-based thin film solar cells is
substrate/Mo/CIGS/CdS/i-ZnO/ZnO: Al (AZO) where the sun light comes through the …