Influence of affinity, band gap and ambient temperature on the efficiency of CIGS solar cells

T Ghorbani, M Zahedifar, M Moradi, E Ghanbari - Optik, 2020 - Elsevier
The performance of CI 1-x G x S solar cells was studied by investigating the effects of
composition (x) on affinity and band gap according to an experimental equation using a 2D …

Numerical investigation of CIGS thin-film solar cells

NEI Boukortt, S Patanè, YM Abdulraheem - Solar energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The high efficiency of thin Cu (In 1− x Ga x) Se 2 solar cells is investigated using the Atlas
SILVACO-TCAD tools. The CIGS model is based on an experimental study and takes into …

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 …

Single junction-based thin-film CIGS solar cells optimization with efficiencies approaching 24.5%

NEI Boukortt, S Patanè - Optik, 2020 - Elsevier
This research paper proposes a numerical analysis of a new Cu (In 1-x Ga x) Se 2 (CIGS)
based solar cell integrating an ultrathin absorber layer. The CIGS model is performed from …

Enhancement of efficiency and external quantum efficiency of CIGSSe solar cell by replacement and inserting buffer and Cu2O ER-HTL layer

A Priya, SN Singh - Superlattices and Microstructures, 2021 - Elsevier
In this article, the performance of CIGSSe solar cells have been analyzed in two stages.
Firstly, a conventional structure MgF 2/ZnO: B/CdS/CIGSSe/Mo has been simulated based …

[图书][B] Recent Advances in Thin Film Photovoltaics

UP Singh, NB Chaure - 2022 - Springer
The thin-film photovoltaic technology has shown a growing interest for quite some time.
These materials have to compete with well-established Si-wafer-based technology. Across …

Investigation and optimization of ultrathin Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells by using silvaco-TCAD tools

NEI Boukortt, AM AlAmri, F Bouhjar… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Springer
This paper presents an investigation of ultrathin Cu (In 1− x Ga x) Se 2 solar cell which was
calibrated from the fabricated cell using Silvaco-TCAD tools. Carrier transport mechanism …

Influence of SnMnO2 window layer on enhancing the performance of CIGSSe thin-film solar cell

A Priya, A Prakash, SN Singh, R Kumar - Optik, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, the thickness and doping concentrations of the double buffer cell-based
conventional CIGSSe solar cells are optimized, and alignment of the energy band of the …

High-performance ultrathin Cu (In, Ga) Se2 solar cell optimized by silvaco tools

NEI Boukortt, M Adouane, R AlHammadi - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, we investigated the influence of the cell pitch, opening width, Ga/(In+ Ga) ratio,
absorber layer thickness, and doping on ultrathin CIGS solar cell performance by using …

Ultra-Thin Plasmonic Optoelectronic Devices

JK Rath, A Venkatesh, VHS Moorthy - Recent Advances in Thin Film …, 2022 - Springer
An important challenge for lowering the cost of “solar energy” is minimising the required
usage of the “active solar absorber material.” Development of ultra-thin solar cells is of …