Towards ultrathin copper indium gallium diselenide solar cells: Proof of concept study by chemical etching and gold back contact engineering

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 582-587

  Li Kao, Zacharie Jehl ^a   Naghavi, Negar ^a   Erfurth, Felix ^a   Guillemoles, Jean François ^a   Gérard, Isabelle ^b   Etcheberry, Arnaud ^b   Pelouard, Jean Luc ^a   Collin, Stephane ^a   Voorwinden, Georg ^c   Lincot, Daniel ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE VERSAILLES SAINT QUENTIN EN YVELINES   (France)

^c Wuerth Elektronik Research GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

back contact; CIGSe; lift off; light trapping; reflectivity; ultrathin solar cells

Indexed keywords

BACK CONTACT; CIGSE; LIFT-OFF; LIGHT-TRAPPING; ULTRA-THIN;

ETCHING; MOLYBDENUM; REFLECTION; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84864485990     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2162     Document Type: Article

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