Recent progress in materials and device design for semitransparent photovoltaic technologies

P Kumar, S You, A Vomiero - Advanced Energy Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Semitransparent photovoltaic (STPV) solar cells offer an immense opportunity to expand the
scope of photovoltaics to special applications such as windows, facades, skylights, and so …

Efficiency boost of bifacial Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin-film solar cells for flexible and tandem applications with silver-assisted low-temperature process

SC Yang, TY Lin, M Ochoa, H Lai, R Kothandaraman… - Nature Energy, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Bifacial Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) solar cells are attractive for a range of applications,
but their low power conversion efficiency is a limitation. To improve their efficiency, the …

A review on the numerical modeling of CdS/CZTS-based solar cells

A Haddout, A Raidou, M Fahoume - Applied physics A, 2019 - Springer
CZTS thin-film is now one of the most promising materials for the sustainable absorption of
solar cells. Recently, there has been interest in enhancing efficiency and reducing costs of …

Perovskite solar cells go bifacial—mutual benefits for efficiency and durability

Z Song, C Li, L Chen, Y Yan - Advanced materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bifacial solar cells hold the potential to achieve a higher power output per unit area than
conventional monofacial devices without significantly increasing manufacturing costs …

Role of the substrates in the ribbon orientation of Sb2Se3 films grown by Low-Temperature Pulsed Electron Deposition

F Pattini, S Rampino, F Mezzadri, D Calestani… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Antimony selenide (Sb 2 Se 3) is a p-type semiconductor, considered as an
excellent photovoltaic absorber for its high absorption coefficient in the visible region and a …

Semitransparent and bifacial ultrathin Cu (In, Ga) Se2 solar cells via a single-stage process and light-management strategy

MJ Shin, A Lee, A Cho, K Kim, SK Ahn, JH Park, J Yoo… - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Semitransparent and bifacial photovoltaic (PV) technology has received considerable
attention recently owing to its potential for energy-harvesting window applications. Ultrathin …

Silver‐Promoted High‐Performance (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se2 Thin‐Film Solar Cells Grown at Very Low Temperature

SC Yang, J Sastre, M Krause, X Sun, R Hertwig… - Solar …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Achieving high power conversion efficiencies with Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) solar cells grown
at low temperature is challenging because of insufficient thermal energy for grain growth …

Flexible and semi‐transparent ultra‐thin CIGSe solar cells prepared on ultra‐thin glass substrate: a key to flexible bifacial photovoltaic applications

D Kim, SS Shin, SM Lee, JS Cho… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
For applications to semi‐transparent and/or bifacial solar cells in building‐integrated
photovoltaics and building‐applied photovoltaics, studies are underway to reduce the …

Wide‐gap chalcopyrite solar cells with indium oxide–based transparent back contacts

J Keller, L Stolt, O Donzel-Gargand, T Kubart… - Solar …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, the performance of wide‐gap Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) and (Ag, Cu)(In, Ga) Se2
(ACIGS) solar cells with In2O3: Sn (ITO) and In2O3: H (IOH) as transparent back contact …

Bifacial Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells using hydrogen‐doped In2O3 films as a transparent back contact

J Keller, WC Chen, L Riekehr, T Kubart… - Progress in …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Hydrogen‐doped In2O3 (IOH) films are used as a transparent back contact in
bifacial Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) solar cells. The effect of the IOH thickness and the impact of …