CIGS photovoltaics: reviewing an evolving paradigm

BJ Stanbery, D Abou-Ras, A Yamada… - Journal of Physics D …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Copper indium selenide chalcopyrite-structure alloys with gallium (CIGS) are unique among
the highest performing photovoltaic (PV) semiconductor technologies. They are structurally …

Theoretical Investigation of the Lattice Thermal Conductivities of II–IV–V2 Pnictide Semiconductors

V Posligua, JJ Plata, AM Márquez… - ACS Applied …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ternary pnictide semiconductors with II–IV–V2 stoichiometry hold potential as cost-effective
thermoelectric materials with suitable electronic transport properties, but their lattice thermal …

Ni-noble metal bimetallic catalysts for improved low temperature CO2 methanation

AI Tsiotsias, ND Charisiou, C Italiano, GD Ferrante… - Applied Surface …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bimetallic nickel-noble metal catalysts with a low noble metal loading (1 wt% of Ru, Pt, Rh,
Pd, or Ir) supported on Pr-doped CeO 2 were comparatively evaluated regarding their CO 2 …

Aspects of effectiveness and significance: The use of machine learning methods to study CuIn1-xGaxSe2 solar cells

N Bandaru, MK Enduri, CV Reddy, RR Kakarla - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The goal of this work is to enhance the efficiency of CuIn 1-x Ga x Se 2 (CIGS) thin film solar
cells by investigating the critical factors affecting their device performance and the …

[HTML][HTML] Defects in semiconductors

MD McCluskey, A Janotti - Journal of Applied Physics, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
All semiconductors, whether by design or by accident, contain defects. The fundamental
properties of defects, such as impurities, native defects, and extended defects, affect a broad …

Silver-assisted optimization of band gap gradient structure of Cu (In, Ga) Se2 solar cells via SCAPS

Y Zhang, L Shi, Z Wang, H Dai, Z Hu, S Zhou, H Chen… - Solar energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, silver (Ag) substitution for copper (Cu) into Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 (CIGS) films has
attracted widespread attention due to the lower synthesis temperature and the enlarge band …

Investigation of AgGaSe2 as a Wide Gap Solar Cell Absorber

JK Larsen, O Donzel-Gargand, KV Sopiha… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The compound AgGaSe2 has received limited attention as a potential wide gap solar cell
material for tandem applications, despite its suitable band gap. This study aims to …

On the Paramount Role of Absorber Stoichiometry in (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se2 Wide‐Gap Solar Cells

J Keller, L Stolt, KV Sopiha, JK Larsen, L Riekehr… - Solar …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This contribution evaluates the effect of absorber off‐stoichiometry in wide‐gap (Ag, Cu)(In,
Ga) Se2 (ACIGS) solar cells. It is found that ACIGS films show an increased tendency to form …

Effect of Ordered Vacancy Compounds on the Carrier Collection in Wide‐Gap (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells

J Keller, N Martin, O Donzel‐Gargand, K Kiselman… - Solar …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This contribution studies the effect of ordered vacancy compounds (OVCs) on the minority
carrier collection in wide‐gap (Ag, Cu)(In, Ga) Se2 (ACIGS) solar cells. For this purpose …

Performance Limitations of Wide‐Gap (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se2 Thin‐Film Solar Cells

J Keller, P Pearson, N Shariati Nilsson, O Stolt… - Solar …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The effect of absorber stoichiometry in (Ag, Cu)(In, Ga) Se2 (ACIGS) solar cells with
bandgaps (Eg)> 1.40 eV is studied on a large sample set. It is confirmed that moving away in …