[HTML][HTML] Advances in CIGS thin film solar cells with emphasis on the alkali element post-deposition treatment

C Zhao, S Yu, W Tang, X Yuan, H Zhou, T Qi… - Materials Reports …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the past tens of years, the power conversion efficiency of Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 (CIGS) has
continuously improved and been one of the fastest growing photovoltaic technologies that …

3D/2D passivation as a secret to success for polycrystalline thin-film solar cells

DL McGott, CP Muzzillo, CL Perkins, JJ Berry, K Zhu… - Joule, 2021 - cell.com
Polycrystalline photovoltaic materials offer low costs and good scalability; however, grain
boundaries in these materials are extended defects, which can drastically increase carrier …

Effects of different Cs distribution in the film on the performance of CIGS thin film solar cells

S Cheng, K Zhang, Y Zhang, Z He, B Liang… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
The post deposition treatment of CsF (CsF-PDT) plays an important role in improving the
performance of CIGS solar cells. However, the doping mechanism of Cs-PDT is …

Review of grain interior, grain boundary, and interface effects of K in CIGS solar cells: Mechanisms for performance enhancement

CP Muzzillo - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Introducing K into Cu (In, Ga)(Se, S) 2 (CIGS) absorbers has led to recent world
record power conversion efficiencies for thin film polycrystalline solar cells. In this work, the …

Revealing the beneficial role of K in grain interiors, grain boundaries, and at the buffer interface for highly efficient CuInSe2 solar cells

CP Muzzillo, JD Poplawsky, HM Tong… - Progress in …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
K incorporation within grain boundaries, grain interiors, and interfaces has been studied
within CuInSe2 solar cells to better understand the beneficial or detrimental role of K …

[PDF][PDF] A detailed review on Si, GaAs, and CIGS/CdTe based solar cells and efficiency comparison

H Victor Du John, D Jackuline Moni… - PRZEGLĄD …, 2020 - pe.org.pl
A solar cell is technically known as a photovoltaic device which converts light energy into an
electric energy by the phenomenon called photovoltaic effect. Solar cells produce …

K Improves Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Surface Band Alignment through Reconstruction

CP Muzzillo, S Glynn, G Teeter… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
K, Rb, and Cs improve Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) solar cell performance, but the mechanism
remains unclear. Here we use air-free transfer of multiple samples to study KF post …

Surface and bulk effects of K in highly efficient Cu1-xKxInSe2 solar cells

CP Muzzillo, JV Li, LM Mansfield… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
To advance knowledge of the beneficial effects of K in Cu (In, Ga)(Se, S) 2 (CIGS)
photovoltaic (PV) absorbers, recent Cu-K-In-Se phase growth studies have been extended …

Chemistry of K in Cu (In, Ga) Se2 photovoltaic absorbers: effects of temperature on Cu-K-In-Se films

CP Muzzillo, HM Tong, T Anderson - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2017 - Elsevier
Incorporation of K has led to world record Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 photovoltaic power conversion
efficiencies, but there is poor consensus about the role of phase impurities in these …

A Comprehensive Perspective on the Fabrication of CuGaSe2/Si Tandem Solar Cells

S Prathapani, Y Zhan - Energy Technology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This review points out the current need for further research on tandem solar cells as the
commercial single‐junction solar cell technologies report close to their maximum …