Improved Photocurrent in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells: From 20.8% to 21.7% Efficiency with CdS Buffer and 21.0% Cd-Free

IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1487-1491

  Friedlmeier, Theresa Magorian ^a   Jackson, Philip ^a   Bauer, Andreas ^a   Hariskos, Dimitrios ^a   Kiowski, Oliver ^a   Wuerz, Roland ^a   Powalla, Michael ^a  

^a ZENTRUM FÜR SONNENENERGIE UND WASSERSTOFF FORSCHUNG BADEN WÜRTTEMBERG ZSW   (Germany)

Author keywords

Buffer layers; coevaporation; Cu(In; Ga)Se2 (CIGS); heterojunctions; photovoltaic cells; scanning electron microscopy; short circuit currents; Thin film devices

Indexed keywords

BUFFER LAYERS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; EFFICIENCY; GALLIUM; HETEROJUNCTIONS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTOCURRENTS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTING SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS; SOLAR CELLS; THIN FILM DEVICES;

CO-EVAPORATIONS; COMPOSITION PROFILE; MINIMAL THICKNESS; PHOTOCURRENT DENSITY; POST DEPOSITION TREATMENT; PROCESS MODIFICATIONS; RECORD EFFICIENCIES; SOLAR CELL TECHNOLOGY; GROWTH PARAMETERS;

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EID: 84940026001     PISSN: 21563381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2015.2458039     Document Type: Article

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