Exploiting the Optical Limits of Thin‐Film Solar Cells: A Review on Light Management Strategies in Cu(In,Ga)Se2

AJN Oliveira, JP Teixeira, D Ramos… - Advanced Photonics …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Light management strategies are of utmost importance to allow Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS)
technology market expansion, as it would enable a conversion efficiency boost as well as …

Tweaking the performance of thin film CIGS solar cell using InP as buffer layer

M Deo, RK Chauhan - Optik, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, a high performing copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS)(CuIn 1− x Ga x Se 2)
based solar cell is designed using less toxic indium phosphide (InP) as a buffer layer …

Front passivation of Cu (In, Ga) Se2 solar cells using Al2O3: Culprits and benefits

MA Curado, JP Teixeira, M Monteiro, EFM Ribeiro… - Applied Materials …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the past years, the strategies used to break the Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 (CIGS) light to power
conversion efficiency world record value were based on improvements of the absorber …

Cu(In,Ga)Se2 based ultrathin solar cells the pathway from lab rigid to large scale flexible technology

TS Lopes, JP Teixeira, MA Curado, BR Ferreira… - npj Flexible …, 2023 - nature.com
The incorporation of interface passivation structures in ultrathin Cu (In, Ga) Se2 based solar
cells is shown. The fabrication used an industry scalable lithography technique …

Numerical optimization of ultrathin CIGS solar cells with rear surface passivation

NEI Boukortt, S Patanè, M Adouane, R AlHammadi - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
We use Silvaco-TCAD tools to optimize ultrathin Cu (In 1-x Ga x) Se 2 solar cells with rear
surface passivation. First of all, the single CIGS structure was performed and calibrated with …

Improving the efficiency of CIGS solar cells using an optimized p-type CZTSSe electron reflector layer

FS Ahmadpanah, AA Orouji… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Springer
The insertion of an electron reflector is a suitable method to enhance the open‐circuit
voltage (V oc) of copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) solar cells. By the electron reflector …

High‐Performance and Industrially Viable Nanostructured SiOx Layers for Interface Passivation in Thin Film Solar Cells

JMV Cunha, K Oliveira, J Lontchi, TS Lopes… - Solar …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, it is demonstrated, by using industrial techniques, that a passivation layer with
nanocontacts based on silicon oxide (SiOx) leads to significant improvements in the …

[HTML][HTML] Efficiency improvement of ultrathin CIGS solar cells

NEI Boukortt, AG Loureiro, A Abushattal - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper we present an optimization of rear-passivation parameters (cell pitch, opening
width, and interface trap density) in u-CIGS solar cell using TCAD tools. The proposed …

Numerical investigation of perovskite and u-CIGS based tandem solar cells using silvaco TCAD simulation

NEI Boukortt, S Patanè, AM AlAmri, D AlAjmi… - Silicon, 2023 - Springer
In this paper, a numerical model is designed to evaluate the performances of a two-terminal
tandem Perovskite-CIGS solar cell. Tandem perovskite solar cells (TPSCs) are a type of …

On the Importance of Joint Mitigation Strategies for Front, Bulk, and Rear Recombination in Ultrathin Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells

TS Lopes, J de Wild, C Rocha, A Violas… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Several optoelectronic issues, such as poor optical absorption and recombination, limit the
power conversion efficiency of ultrathin Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) solar cells. To mitigate …