Efficiency boost of bifacial Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin-film solar cells for flexible and tandem applications with silver-assisted low-temperature process

SC Yang, TY Lin, M Ochoa, H Lai, R Kothandaraman… - Nature Energy, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Bifacial Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) solar cells are attractive for a range of applications,
but their low power conversion efficiency is a limitation. To improve their efficiency, the …

A critical review on rational composition engineering in kesterite photovoltaic devices: self-regulation and mutual synergy

J Guo, J Ao, Y Zhang - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Composition engineering has been one of the most crucial strategies to match well with both
bulk and heterojunction interfaces of absorbers in kesterite-based Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 …

A qualitative study of SnSe thin film solar cells using SCAPS 1D and comparison with experimental results: a pathway towards 22.69% efficiency

RK Yadav, PS Pawar, R Nandi, KRE Neerugatti… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
We simulated a tin selenide (SnSe) based solar cell device in a standard planar substrate
configuration (glass/Mo/SnSe/CdS/i-ZnO/AZO/Al) using a Solar Cell Capacitance Simulator …

Toward Understanding Chalcopyrite Solar Cells via Advanced Characterization Techniques

S Bae, JH Kim, HS Lee, BK Min - Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In response to global environmental concerns, the importance of renewable energy,
especially photovoltaic technology, is widely emphasized. As such, various efforts are made …

Multistep design simulation of heterojunction solar cell architecture based on SnS absorber

MT Islam, AK Thakur - Physica Scripta, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We report, a novel multi-step design simulation results on SnS absorber based solar cell
architecture with is 4.5 times efficiency enhancement vis-à-vis reported experimental results …

[HTML][HTML] Composition variations in Cu (In, Ga)(S, Se) 2 solar cells: Not a gradient, but an interlaced network of two phases

AJC Prot, M Melchiorre, F Dingwell, A Zelenina… - APL Materials, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Record efficiency in chalcopyrite-based solar cells Cu (In, Ga)(S, Se) 2 is achieved using a
gallium gradient to increase the bandgap of the absorber toward the back side. Although this …

Impact of RbF and NaF Postdeposition Treatments on Charge Carrier Transport and Recombination in Ga‐Graded Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells

YH Chang, R Carron, M Ochoa… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Two key strategies for enhancing the efficiency of Cu (In, Ga) Se2 solar cells are the
bandgap gradient across the absorber and the incorporation of alkali atoms. The combined …

(NH4)2S-induced improvement of CdS buffer layer for 15.52% efficiency solution-processed CIGS solar cell

X Wang, Y Li, Q Gao, J Kong, S Yuan, S Wu - Journal of Materials Science …, 2023 - Springer
Heterojunction interfacial engineering plays a crucial role for the CIGS efficiency promotion.
Chemical bath deposition (CBD) prepared CdS is the most preferred buffer for CIGS solar …

Probing the Interfacial Properties of ACIGS Solar Cells with Targeted Proton Irradiation

SA Chacon, MN Khanal, BK Durant, H Afshari… - Solar …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
ACIGS solar cells are exposed to targeted radiation to probe the front and back interfaces of
the absorber to assess the impact of space environments on these systems. These data …

Direct Solution Processed Ag(Bix,Sb1−x)S2 Films with Tunable Bandgap for Planar Heterojunction Solar Cells

L Zhang, S Cheng, J Wang, T Chen - Solar RRL, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Silver bismuth antimony sulfide (Ag (Bix, Sb1− x) S2, 0≤ x≤ 1) is considered as a promising
light‐harvesting material for solar cell applications because of its excellent stability …