Wide band gap semiconductors are essential for today's electronic devices and energy
applications because of their high optical transparency, controllable carrier concentration …

CdTe is a very robust and chemically stable material and for this reason its related solar cell
thin film photovoltaic technology is now the only thin film technology in the first 10 top …

Copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) based solar cells are receiving worldwide attention
for solar power generation. They are efficient thin film solar cells that have achieved 22.8 …

Massive expansions in the global population and the global digitalization throughout the
industrial revolution are causing energy security issues that are no longer environmentally …

Resistive oxide materials play an important role in the front contact of CdTe solar cells. The
high-resistance transparent (HRT) or “buffer” layer has been used extensively in CdTe thin …

The semiconducting thin film materials are the main key elements in the fields of photonic,
electronic and magnetic devices. The preparation of materials in the form of thin films allows …

Incorporation of CdSe layers into CdTe thin film solar cells has recently emerged as a route
to improve cell performance. It has been suggested that the formation of lower band gap …

The band alignment at the Cu 2 ZnSn (S, Se) 4/CdS solar cell heterojunction is a
controversial issue, as different measurements and calculations point to substantially …

The solar absorber is a key component in a solar cell as it captures photons and converts
them into electron–hole pairs. Its efficiency is driven by the carrier lifetime and the latter is …

Chalcopyrite thin film absorbers such as Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) exhibit excellent solar
energy conversion efficiency, particularly when coupled with CdS to form an excellent p–n …