Recent progress in inkjet-printed solar cells

SK Karunakaran, GM Arumugam, W Yang… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
In the past few decades, the fabrication of solar cells has been considered as one of the
most promising ways to meet the increasing energy demands to support the development of …

Present Status of Solution‐Processing Routes for Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 Solar Cell Absorbers

S Suresh, AR Uhl - Advanced Energy Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Photovoltaic technologies offer a sustainable solution to the challenge of meeting increasing
energy demands. Chalcopyrite Cu (In, Ga)(S, Se) 2, short CIGS—thin‐film solar cells …

11.3% efficiency Cu (In, Ga)(S, Se) 2 thin film solar cells via drop-on-demand inkjet printing

X Lin, R Klenk, L Wang, T Köhler, J Albert… - Energy & …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Although Cu (In, Ga)(S, Se) 2 (CIGSe) based thin film solar cells have reached efficiencies
exceeding 22% based on vacuum processed CIGSSe absorbers, the supply of indium and …

Sodium enhances indium-gallium interdiffusion in copper indium gallium diselenide photovoltaic absorbers

D Colombara, F Werner, T Schwarz… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Copper indium gallium diselenide-based technology provides the most efficient solar energy
conversion among all thin-film photovoltaic devices. This is possible due to engineered …

Extrinsic Doping of Ink‐Based Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2‐Absorbers for Photovoltaic Applications

S Suresh, DJ Rokke, AA Drew… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The addition of cesium into Cu (In, Ga)(S, Se) 2‐short CIGSSe‐absorber layers (fabricated
via vacuum deposition methods), has most recently culminated in devices with record power …

Recent progress in solution‐processed copper‐chalcogenide thin‐film solar cells

W Li, JMR Tan, SW Leow, S Lie, S Magdassi… - Energy …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Solution‐based thin‐film semiconductors offer a promising path for the mass production of
low‐cost solar cells prepared at low temperatures. Thin‐film Cu‐based chalcogenides such …

Sodium doping of solution‐processed amine‐thiol based CIGS solar cells by thermal evaporation of NaCl

S Uličná, LM Welch, A Abbas, M Togay… - Progress in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Poor crystallinity, high degree of porosity and rough surfaces are the main drawbacks of
solution‐processed CIGS absorbers resulting in lower power conversion efficiencies when …

Strategies to Enhance the Performance of Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 Thin-Film Solar Cells by Doping Approaches

DS Kim, BK Min - Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2024 - Springer
With the deepening climate emergency and the growing imperative to move beyond fossil
fuels, Cu (In, Ga)(S, Se) 2—commonly referred to as CIGS—thin-film solar cells are gaining …

8.0% Efficient Submicron CuIn(S,Se)2 Solar Cells on Sn:In2O3 Back Contact via a Facile Solution Process

Y Gao, G Yin, Y Li, T Köhler, J Lucaßen… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2022 - ACS Publications
High-performance chalcopyrite solar cells have been fabricated on transparent conductive
oxide (TCO) back contact through an environmentally benign solution, showing great …

Air-processable high-efficiency CISSe solar cells from DMF molecular solution and their application to perovskite/CISSe tandems

Y Siddique, K Son, TR Rana, SDH Naqvi… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
A breakthrough in the N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF) molecular ink route for fabricating
highly efficient, low bandgap CuIn (S, Se) 2 (CISSe) solar cells is presented, demonstrating …