scholarly journals Doping of polycrystalline CdTe for high-efficiency solar cells on flexible metal foil

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lukas Kranz ◽  
Christina Gretener ◽  
Julian Perrenoud ◽  
Rafael Schmitt ◽  
Fabian Pianezzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Metal Foil ◽  
High Efficiency Solar Cells ◽  
Flexible Metal

scholarly journals Progress in Polycrystalline Thin-Film Cu(In,Ga)Se2Solar Cells

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Udai P. Singh ◽  
Surya P. Patra
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Transparent Conducting Oxide ◽  
Optoelectronic Properties ◽  
Metal Foil ◽  
Film Material ◽  
Cigs Thin Film ◽  
Flexible Metal ◽  
Wideband Gap

For some time, the chalcopyrite semiconductor CuInSe2and its alloy with Ga and/or S [Cu(InGa)Se2or Cu(InGa)(Se,S)2], commonly referred as CIGS, have been leading thin-film material candidates for incorporation in high-efficiency photovoltaic devices. CuInSe2-based solar cells have shown long-term stability and the highest conversion efficiencies among all thin-film solar cells, reaching 20%. A variety of methods have been reported to prepare CIGS thin film. Efficiency of solar cells depends upon the various deposition methods as they control optoelectronic properties of the layers and interfaces. CIGS thin film grown on glass or flexible (metal foil, polyimide) substrates require p-type absorber layers of optimum optoelectronic properties and n-type wideband gap partner layers to form the p-n junction. Transparent conducting oxide and specific metal layers are used for front and back contacts. Progress made in the field of CIGS solar cell in recent years has been reviewed.

Enhanced up-converted fluorescence in fluorozirconate based glass ceramics for high efficiency solar cells

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernd Ahrens ◽  
Bastian Henke ◽  
Paul T. Miclea ◽  
Jacqueline A. Johnson ◽  
Stefan Schweizer
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Glass Ceramics ◽  
High Efficiency Solar Cells

Improvement in Wide-Gap A-SI:H For High-Efficiency Solar Cells

1992 ◽  
Vol 258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadaji Tsuge ◽  
Yoshihiro Hishikawa ◽  
Shingo Okamoto ◽  
Manabu Sasaki ◽  
Shinya Tsuda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Plasma Treatment ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Defect Density ◽  
Hydrogen Plasma ◽  
Wide Band ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Wide Band Gap ◽  
High Efficiency Solar Cells ◽  
Wide Gap

ABSTRACTA hydrogen-plasma treatment has been used for the first time to fabricate wide-gap, high-quality a-Si:H films. The hydrogen content (CH) of a-Si:H films substantially increases by the hydrogen-plasma treatment after deposition, without deteriorating the opto-electric properties of the films. The photoconductivity (σph) of ≥ 10-5 ο-1 cm-1, photosensitivity ( σ ph/σ d) of > 106 and SiH2/SiH of <0.2 are achieved for a film with CH of ∼25 atomic >%. The optical gap of the film is > 1.70 eV by the (α h ν )1/3 plot, and is >2 eV by the Tauc's plot. The open circuit voltage of a-Si solar cells exceeds 1 V conserving the fill factor of > 0.7 when the wide-gap a∼Si:H films are used as the i-layer, which proves the wide band gap and low defect density.

Incorporating photon recycling into the analytical drift-diffusion model of high efficiency solar cells

2014 ◽  
Vol 116 (19) ◽  
pp. 194504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew P. Lumb ◽  
Myles A. Steiner ◽  
John F. Geisz ◽  
Robert J. Walters
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Diffusion Model ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Drift Diffusion Model ◽  
Drift Diffusion ◽  
High Efficiency Solar Cells ◽  
Photon Recycling

Modeling of tunnel junctions for high efficiency solar cells

2010 ◽  
Vol 97 (4) ◽  
pp. 042111 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. Hauser ◽  
Zach Carlin ◽  
S. M. Bedair
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Tunnel Junctions ◽  
High Efficiency Solar Cells
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