Highly-efficient Cd-free CuInS2 thin-film solar cells and mini-modules with Zn(S,O) buffer layers prepared by an alternative chemical bath process

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 499-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Ennaoui ◽  
M. Bär ◽  
J. Klaer ◽  
T. Kropp ◽  
R. Sáez-Araoz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Buffer Layers ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Highly Efficient ◽  
Cuins2 Thin Film

Highly efficient Cu(Ga,In)(S,Se)2 thin film solar cells with zinc-compound buffer layers

2003 ◽  
Vol 431-432 ◽  
pp. 335-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Ennaoui ◽  
W. Eisele ◽  
M. Lux-Steiner ◽  
T.P. Niesen ◽  
F. Karg
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Buffer Layers ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Highly Efficient ◽  
Zinc Compound

scholarly journals Author Correction: Microscopic origins of performance losses in highly efficient Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin-film solar cells

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maximilian Krause ◽  
Aleksandra Nikolaeva ◽  
Matthias Maiberg ◽  
Philip Jackson ◽  
Dimitrios Hariskos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Highly Efficient

scholarly journals Biomimetic spiral grating for stable and highly efficient absorption in crystalline silicon thin-film solar cells: erratum

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (24) ◽  
pp. A1053
Author(s):  
Jin Hou ◽  
Wei Hong ◽  
Xiaohang Li ◽  
Chunyong Yang ◽  
Shaoping Chen
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Crystalline Silicon ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Silicon Thin Film ◽  
Highly Efficient

Interface Engineering via Sputtered Oxygenated CdS:O Window Layer for Highly Efficient Sb 2 Se 3 Thin‐Film Solar Cells with Efficiency Above 7%

Solar RRL ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (10) ◽  
pp. 1900225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liping Guo ◽  
Baiyu Zhang ◽  
Smriti Ranjit ◽  
Jacob Wall ◽  
Swapnil Saurav ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Window Layer ◽  
Interface Engineering ◽  
Highly Efficient

scholarly journals Application of ALD-Al2O3 in CdS/CdTe Thin-Film Solar Cells

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guanggen Zeng ◽  
Xia Hao ◽  
Shengqiang Ren ◽  
Lianghuan Feng ◽  
Qionghua Wang
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Atomic Layer ◽  
Transparent Conductive Oxide ◽  
Buffer Layers ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Window Layer ◽  
Cdte Thin Film ◽  
Cell Conversion ◽  
Al2o3 Films

The application of thinner cadmium sulfide (CdS) window layer is a feasible approach to improve the performance of cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin film solar cells. However, the reduction of compactness and continuity of thinner CdS always deteriorates the device performance. In this work, transparent Al2O3 films with different thicknesses, deposited by using atomic layer deposition (ALD), were utilized as buffer layers between the front electrode transparent conductive oxide (TCO) and CdS layers to solve this problem, and then, thin-film solar cells with a structure of TCO/Al2O3/CdS/CdTe/BC/Ni were fabricated. The characteristics of the ALD-Al2O3 films were studied by UV–visible transmittance spectrum, Raman spectroscopy, and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The light and dark J–V performances of solar cells were also measured by specific instrumentations. The transmittance measurement conducted on the TCO/Al2O3 films verified that the transmittance of TCO/Al2O3 were comparable to that of single TCO layer, meaning that no extra absorption loss occurred when Al2O3 buffer layers were introduced into cells. Furthermore, due to the advantages of the ALD method, the ALD-Al2O3 buffer layers formed an extremely continuous and uniform coverage on the substrates to effectively fill and block the tiny leakage channels in CdS/CdTe polycrystalline films and improve the characteristics of the interface between TCO and CdS. However, as the thickness of alumina increased, the negative effects of cells were gradually exposed, especially the increase of the series resistance (Rs) and the more serious “roll-over” phenomenon. Finally, the cell conversion efficiency (η) of more than 13.0% accompanied by optimized uniformity performances was successfully achieved corresponding to the 10 nm thick ALD-Al2O3 thin film.

Transfer of CuInS2 thin film by lift-off process and application to superstrate-type thin-film solar cells

2012 ◽  
Vol 520 (17) ◽  
pp. 5640-5643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasuhiro Abe ◽  
Shintaro Osada ◽  
Shohei Fukamizu ◽  
Yusuke Oda ◽  
Takashi Minemoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Cuins2 Thin Film ◽  
Lift Off

Enhancement of the performance of kesterite thin-film solar cells using dual absorber and ZnMgO buffer layers

2020 ◽  
Vol 144 ◽  
pp. 106587
Author(s):  
Shahram Mohammadnejad ◽  
Zeinab Mollaaghaei Bahnamiri ◽  
Shahin Enayati Maklavani
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Buffer Layers ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells
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