Carrier lifetimes of> 1 μs in Sn-Pb perovskites enable efficient all-perovskite tandem solar cells

J Tong, Z Song, DH Kim, X Chen, C Chen… - Science, 2019 - science.org
All-perovskite–based polycrystalline thin-film tandem solar cells have the potential to deliver
efficiencies of> 30%. However, the performance of all-perovskite–based tandem devices …

Bulk and surface recombination properties in thin film semiconductors with different surface treatments from time-resolved photoluminescence measurements

TP Weiss, B Bissig, T Feurer, R Carron, S Buecheler… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The knowledge of minority carrier lifetime of a semiconductor is important for the assessment
of its quality and design of electronic devices. Time-resolved photoluminescence (TRPL) …

Identifying the real minority carrier lifetime in nonideal semiconductors: a case study of kesterite materials

CJ Hages, A Redinger, S Levcenko… - Advanced Energy …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Time‐resolved photoluminescence (TRPL) is a powerful characterization technique to study
carrier dynamics and quantify absorber quality in semiconductors. The minority carrier …

[HTML][HTML] Beneficial effect of post-deposition treatment in high-efficiency Cu (In, Ga) Se2 solar cells through reduced potential fluctuations

SA Jensen, S Glynn, A Kanevce, P Dippo… - Journal of Applied …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
World-record power conversion efficiencies for Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 (CIGS) solar cells have
been achieved via a post-deposition treatment with alkaline metals, which increases the …

Identification of Recombination Losses in CdSe/CdTe Solar Cells from Spectroscopic and Microscopic Time‐Resolved Photoluminescence

D Kuciauskas, J Moseley, C Lee - Solar RRL, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Due to the lowest‐cost and best reliability, CdTe solar cells are the leading thin‐film
photovoltaic technology. Increasing open‐circuit voltage by reducing recombination …

Recombination analysis in cadmium telluride photovoltaic solar cells with photoluminescence spectroscopy

D Kuciauskas, P Dippo, Z Zhao… - IEEE Journal of …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We used photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy to study recombination in polycrystalline
CdS/CdTe photovoltaic solar cells with open-circuit voltages in the range of 0.899-0.895 V …

Time-resolved photoluminescence on double graded Cu(In,Ga)Se2 – Impact of front surface recombination and its temperature dependence

TP Weiss, R Carron, MH Wolter… - … and technology of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Time-resolved photoluminescence (TRPL) is applied to determine an effective lifetime of
minority charge carriers in semiconductors. Such effective lifetimes include recombination …

Properties of Cu1−x K x InSe2 alloys

CP Muzzillo, LM Mansfield, K Ramanathan… - Journal of Materials …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Adding potassium to Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 absorbers has been shown to enhance
photovoltaic power conversion efficiency. To illuminate possible mechanisms for this …

Large metastability in Cu (In,Ga)Se2 devices: The importance of buffer properties

I Repins, S Glynn, TJ Silverman… - Progress in …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Some commercial Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) modules show large changes in current‐
voltage parameters with light soaking. While such changes are not necessarily indicative of …

Optically induced metastability in Cu(In,Ga)Se2

SA Jensen, A Kanevce, LM Mansfield, S Glynn… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Abstract Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) is presently the most efficient thin-film photovoltaic
technology with efficiencies exceeding 22%. An important factor impacting the efficiency is …