Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin-film solar cells and modules - A boost in efficiency due to potassium

IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 656-663

  Reinhard, Patrick ^a   Pianezzi, Fabian ^a   Bissig, Benjamin ^a   Chirilə, Adrian ^b   Blösch, Patrick ^c   Nishiwaki, Shiro ^a   Buecheler, Stephan ^a   Tiwari, Ayodhya N ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b Flisom AG   (Switzerland)

^c W Blösch AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alkali; Cu(In; Ga)Se2 (CIGS); high efficiency; potassium; solar cells

Indexed keywords

COPPER; COST REDUCTION; POTASSIUM; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SILICON; SILICON WAFERS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; THIN FILMS;

ALKALI; DEPOSITION PROCESS; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; MATERIAL CONSUMPTION; POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON (P-SI); TECHNOLOGICAL LEVEL; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; THIN-FILM TECHNOLOGY;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84923933425     PISSN: 21563381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2014.2377516     Document Type: Article

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