A comparison between thin film solar cells made from co-evaporated CuIn1-xGaxSe2using a one-stage process versus a three-stage process

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 470-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro M.P. Salomé ◽  
Viktor Fjällström ◽  
Piotr Szaniawski ◽  
Joaquim P. Leitão ◽  
Adam Hultqvist ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
One Stage ◽  
Stage Process

Development of Earth-abundant CZTS Thin Film Solar Cells with Sulfurization Technique

2014 ◽  
Vol 1670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hironori Katagiri ◽  
Kazuo Jimbo ◽  
Tsukasa Washio
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Mass Production ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Fabrication Method ◽  
High Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Earth Abundant ◽  
Stage Process ◽  
Compound Target

ABSTRACTCu2ZnSnS4 (henceforth CZTS) absorber layers are successfully synthesized by a sulfurization technique of physical vapor deposited precursors. In our previous report, we have clarified that the off-stoichiometry composition of Cu-poor and Zn-rich is desirable to achieve high conversion efficiency. By using CZTS compound target that provide such active composition, we could conduct a simple single sputtering method to prepare CZTS absorber. In our laboratory, a two-stage process of precursor preparation followed by sulfurization is a major fabrication method from the start of this study. We think that this method is suitable for a mass production. An optimization of the sulfurization process is a quite important issue because the active composition was already revealed. In this paper, TG/DTA system available in the H2S atmosphere is introduced to optimize the sulfurization condition. As a result, bump-free CZTS films were prepared successfully and the fluctuation of J-V properties in one substrate was drastically suppressed.

Effect of Cu content on the photovoltaic properties of wide bandgap CIGS thin-film solar cells prepared by single-stage process

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. 1517-1522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Saifullah ◽  
Ji Hyun Moon ◽  
SeJin Ahn ◽  
Jihye Gwak ◽  
Seungkyu Ahn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Wide Bandgap ◽  
Single Stage ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells ◽  
Photovoltaic Properties ◽  
Cu Content ◽  
Cigs Thin Film ◽  
Stage Process

Quantifying Trap-assisted Recombination in Thin Film Solar Cells from Intensity Dependent Photocurrent Measurements

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Zeiske ◽  
Oskar Sandberg ◽  
Nasim Zarrabi ◽  
Paul Meredith ◽  
Ardalan Armin
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells

Recent Progress in Design of Plasmonic Thin-Film Solar Cells with Enhanced Efficiency

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lifang Si ◽  
Teng Qiu ◽  
Wenjun Zhang ◽  
Paul K. Chu
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Recent Progress ◽  
Thin Film Solar Cells
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