[HTML][HTML] Advances in CIGS thin film solar cells with emphasis on the alkali element post-deposition treatment

C Zhao, S Yu, W Tang, X Yuan, H Zhou, T Qi… - Materials Reports …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the past tens of years, the power conversion efficiency of Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 (CIGS) has
continuously improved and been one of the fastest growing photovoltaic technologies that …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in cost-efficient thin-film photovoltaics based on Cu (In, Ga) Se2

M Powalla, S Paetel, D Hariskos, R Wuerz, F Kessler… - Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
In this article, we discuss the leading thin-film photovoltaic (PV) technology based on the Cu
(In, Ga) Se 2 (CIGS) compound semiconductor. This contribution includes a general …

Elucidating the mechanism of an RbF post deposition treatment in CIGS thin film solar cells

T Kodalle, MD Heinemann, D Greiner, HA Yetkin… - Solar …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The impact of a rubidium fluoride post deposition treatment (RbF‐PDT) on the material and
device properties of Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) thin films and corresponding solar cells is …

Review of grain interior, grain boundary, and interface effects of K in CIGS solar cells: Mechanisms for performance enhancement

CP Muzzillo - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Introducing K into Cu (In, Ga)(Se, S) 2 (CIGS) absorbers has led to recent world
record power conversion efficiencies for thin film polycrystalline solar cells. In this work, the …

Impact of a RbF Postdeposition Treatment on the Electronic Structure of the CdS/Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Heterojunction in High-Efficiency Thin-Film Solar Cells

D Hauschild, D Kreikemeyer-Lorenzo… - ACS Energy …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Recently, a world-record efficiency of 22.6% was achieved by applying a RbF
postdeposition treatment (PDT) on a Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGSe) thin-film solar cell absorber …

Alkali Dispersion in (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se2 Thin Film Solar Cells—Insight from Theory and Experiment

H Aboulfadl, KV Sopiha, J Keller… - … applied materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Silver alloying of Cu (In, Ga) Se2 absorbers for thin film photovoltaics offers improvements in
open-circuit voltage, especially when combined with optimal alkali-treatments and certain …

Effects of KF and RbF post deposition treatments on the growth of the CdS buffer layer on CIGS thin films-a comparative study

T Kodalle, L Choubrac, L Arzel, R Schlatmann… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this contribution we are analyzing and comparing the impact of two different alkali-fluorine
post deposition treatments (KF and RbF) on the growth of chemical-bath-deposited CdS …

Influence of Ga and Ag on the KF treatment chemistry for CIGS solar cells

NH Valdes, KJ Jones, RL Opila… - IEEE Journal of …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The KF postdeposition treatment (KF-PDT) is compared on Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 (CIGS) and
CuInSe 2 (CIS), as well as Ag alloyed CIGS and CIS (ACIGS and ACIS), with the focus on …

Rubidium Fluoride Post-Deposition Treatment: Impact on the Chemical Structure of the Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Surface and CdS/Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Interface in Thin-Film Solar …

D Kreikemeyer-Lorenzo, D Hauschild… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
We present a detailed characterization of the chemical structure of the Cu (In, Ga) Se2 thin-
film surface and the CdS/Cu (In, Ga) Se2 interface, both with and without a RbF post …

CIGS thin film photovoltaic—approaches and challenges

F Kessler, D Hariskos, S Spiering, E Lotter… - High-Efficient Low-Cost …, 2020 - Springer
After a short overview of the historical development of the Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 (CIGS) thin film
solar cell and its special features, we give an overview of the deposition and optimization of …