Advanced Alkali Treatments for High‐Efficiency Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells on Flexible Substrates

R Carron, S Nishiwaki, T Feurer… - Advanced Energy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Flexible, lightweight Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) solar cells grown on polymer substrates
are a promising technology with fast growing market prospects. However, power conversion …

Progress in thin film CIGS photovoltaics–Research and development, manufacturing, and applications

T Feurer, P Reinhard, E Avancini… - Progress in …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This review summarizes the current status of Cu (In, Ga)(S, Se) 2 (CIGS) thin film solar cell
technology with a focus on recent advancements and emerging concepts intended for …

New world record Cu(In, Ga)(Se, S)2 thin film solar cell efficiency beyond 22%

R Kamada, T Yagioka, S Adachi… - 2016 IEEE 43rd …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
World record efficiency of 22.3% Cu (In, Ga)(Se, S) 2 (CIGS) thin film solar cell has been
achieved in Solar Frontier KK and certified independently by Fraunhofer Institute für Solare …

Cu (In, Ga)(Se, S) 2 solar cell research in Solar Frontier: Progress and current status

T Kato - Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
As the largest manufacturer of Cu (In, Ga)(Se, S) 2 (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic modules
with more than 1 GW/year production volume, Solar Frontier KK has continuously improved …

Features of KF and NaF Postdeposition Treatments of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Absorbers for High Efficiency Thin Film Solar Cells

P Reinhard, B Bissig, F Pianezzi, E Avancini… - Chemistry of …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The introduction of a KF postdeposition treatment (KF PDT) of Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) thin
films has led to the achievement of several consecutive new world record efficiencies up to …

Recent progress in materials and device design for semitransparent photovoltaic technologies

P Kumar, S You, A Vomiero - Advanced Energy Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Semitransparent photovoltaic (STPV) solar cells offer an immense opportunity to expand the
scope of photovoltaics to special applications such as windows, facades, skylights, and so …

Heavy Alkali Treatment of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells: Surface versus Bulk Effects

S Siebentritt, E Avancini, M Bär… - Advanced Energy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Chalcopyrite solar cells achieve efficiencies above 23%. The latest improvements are due to
post‐deposition treatments (PDT) with heavy alkalis. This study provides a comprehensive …

[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 …

Effects of Rubidium Fluoride and Potassium Fluoride Postdeposition Treatments on Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Thin Films and Solar Cell Performance

E Avancini, R Carron, TP Weiss, C Andres… - Chemistry of …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Postdeposition treatments (PDTs) with sodium fluoride (NaF) and potassium fluoride (KF)
were introduced as a way to improve the efficiency of Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) based solar …

Enhanced efficiency of Cd-free Cu (In, Ga)(Se, S) 2 minimodule via (Zn, Mg) O second buffer layer and alkali metal post-treatment

T Kato, A Handa, T Yagioka, T Matsuura… - IEEE journal of …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
New record efficiencies have been achieved on Cd-free Cu (In, Ga)(Se, S) 2 thin-film
photovoltaic submodules prepared by a two-step sulfurization after selenization process …