[HTML][HTML] Emitter/absorber interface of CdTe solar cells

T Song, A Kanevce, JR Sites - Journal of Applied Physics, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
The performance of CdTe solar cells can be very sensitive to the emitter/absorber interface,
especially for high-efficiency cells with high bulk lifetime. Performance losses from acceptor …

An Analytical Model for Sb2Se3 Thin‐Film Solar Cells by Considering Current‐Voltage Distortion

I Gharibshahian, AA Orouji… - Advanced Theory and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Antimony selenide (Sb2Se3) solar cells often demonstrate current–voltage (J–V)
distortion at low temperature, particularly at reverse bias or under red‐light irradiation. A …

Rapid thermal annealing on ZnMgO window layer for improved performance of CdTe solar cells

S Ren, H Wang, Y Li, H Li, R He, L Wu, W Li… - Solar energy materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
Poor qualities of ZnMgO thin films are likely to be obtained at higher Mg content, which can
decrease the performance of ZnMgO-based devices. This study focuses on improving the …

Effect of the junction barrier on current–voltage distortions in the Sb2Se3/Zn (O, S) solar cells

I Gharibshahian, AA Orouji, S Sharbati - Optical materials, 2021 - Elsevier
A spike-like energy level alignment of Sb 2 Se 3 absorber with a Zn (O, S) buffer layer is one
of the crucial features for high efficiency solar cells based on Sb 2 Se 3/Zn (O, S) …

Degradation of Mg-doped zinc oxide buffer layers in thin film CdTe solar cells

F Bittau, S Jagdale, C Potamialis, JW Bowers, JM Walls… - Thin Solid Films, 2019 - Elsevier
Cadmium Sulphide is the conventional n-type buffer layer used in thin film Cadmium
Telluride solar cells. It is well known that Cadmium Sulphide causes optical losses and …

Comprehensive performance calibration guidance for perovskites and other emerging solar cells

T Song, DJ Friedman… - Advanced Energy Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Emerging photovoltaic (PV) technologies (eg, organic, perovskite, and solution processed
quantum dot) have attracted remarkable attention with the rapid growth of their efficiencies …

Potential efficiency improvement of CuSb (S1-x, Sex) 2 thin film solar cells by the Zn (O, S) buffer layer optimization

M Saadat, O Amiri, PH Mahmood - Solar energy, 2021 - Elsevier
An initial structure was designed based on CuSbS 2 experimental data. Afterward, an
investigation on the performance of contact/CuSb (S 1-x, Se x) 2 alloy/buffer layer/i …

Improved carrier transport in CIGS solar cells induced by Ag treatment

J Hwang, Y Cho, D Shin, I Jeong, JH Park… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, to improve the performance of three-stage co-evaporated Cu (In, Ga) Se 2
(CIGS) solar cells, a small amount of Ag was incorporated during the third stage, and the …

Impact of oxygen concentration during the deposition of window layers on lowering the metastability effects in Cu(In,Ga)Se2/CBD Zn(S,O) based solar cell

N Naghavi, S Temgoua, T Hildebrandt… - Progress in …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of the present paper is to focus on the impact of oxygen gas partial pressure
during the sputtering of i‐ZnO and ZnMgO on the transient behavior of Cu (In, Ga) Se2 …

Light management design in ultra-thin chalcopyrite photovoltaic devices by employing optical modelling

M Kovacic, J Krc, B Lipovsek, WC Chen, M Edoff… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
In ultra-thin chalcopyrite solar cells and photovoltaic modules, efficient light management is
required to increase the photocurrent and to gain in conversion efficiency. In this work we …