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 …

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 …

An 8.2% efficient solution-processed CuInSe 2 solar cell based on multiphase CuInSe 2 nanoparticles

S Jeong, BS Lee, SJ Ahn, KH Yoon, YH Seo… - Energy & …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Multiphase CuInSe2 (CISe) nanoparticles including the CuSe phase are synthesized by the
microwave-assisted solvothermal method. Without additional processing, multiphase CISe …

Deposit on different back contacts: to high-quality CuInGaS2 thin films for photovoltaic application

A Bouich, S Ullah, H Ullah, B Mari, B Hartiti… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 (CIGS) absorber layer for photovoltaic application was successfully
deposited by different substrate, indium tin oxide (ITO), fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) and …

The effects of the morphology on the CIGS thin films prepared by CuInGa single precursor

CY Su, WH Ho, HC Lin, CY Nieh, SC Liang - Solar energy materials and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Cu (InxGa1− x) Se2 (CIGS) thin films were prepared by selenization of CuInGa single-layer
metallic precursors. At the first stage, CuInGa metallic precursors were deposited onto soda …

Strategies toward highly efficient CIGSe thin-film solar cells fabricated by sequential process

B Kim, BK Min - Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Thin-film solar cells with copper indium gallium selenide (CIGSe) as the absorber layer are
considered an attractive alternative to crystalline Si-based (c-Si) solar cells due to their …

Crystallization of kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 prepared by the sulfurization of sputtered Cu–Zn–Sn precursors

MI Amal, KH Kim - Thin Solid Films, 2013 - Elsevier
The one step deposition of a single layer of a Cu–Zn–Sn (CZT) precursor by radio frequency
magnetron sputtering from an alloy target was performed to prepare kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 …

One-step synthesis of Cu (In, Ga) Se2 absorber layers by magnetron sputtering from a single quaternary target

AJ Zhou, D Mei, XG Kong, XH Xu, LD Feng, XY Dai… - Thin Solid Films, 2012 - Elsevier
A one-step route was developed to fabricate Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) absorber layers by
direct magnetron sputtering from a single quaternary target with the composition of CuIn0 …

Significant effect of substrate temperature on the phase structure, optical and electrical properties of RF sputtered CIGS films

Z Yu, Y Yan, S Li, Y Zhang, C Yan, L Liu, Y Zhang… - Applied Surface …, 2013 - Elsevier
This work studied the effect of substrate temperature on the phase structure, optical and
electrical properties of the one-step radio frequency sputtered Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) thin …

Cu–Ga–In thermodynamics: experimental study, modeling, and implications for photovoltaics

CP Muzzillo, CE Campbell, TJ Anderson - Journal of materials science, 2016 - Springer
Both experimental measurements and assessment of phase equilibria are reported in the
Cu–Ga–In material system, which is an important constituent in growth of the thin film …