Tailored Band Structure of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Thin-Film Heterojunction Solar Cells: Depth Profiling of Defects and the Work Function

HK Park, Y Cho, K Kim, I Jeong, J Gwak… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
An efficient carrier transport is essential for enhancing the performance of thin-film solar
cells, in particular Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) solar cells, because of their great sensitivities to …

Effects of annealing temperature and atmosphere on performances of Zn0. 9Mg0. 1O buffer layers for CIGS solar cell

H Tong, Z Kou, M Zhao, D Zhuang, C Wang, Y Li - Ceramics International, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Zn 0.9 Mg 0.1 O (ZMO) thin films were fabricated by magnetron co-sputtering
without substrates heating. Annealing process was introduced to reduce the defect density …

Reactively sputtered Zn (O, S) buffer layers for controlling band alignment of Cu (In, Ga) Se2 thin-film solar cell interface

DH Cho, WJ Lee, ME Kim, K Kim, JH Yun… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Buffer layers in Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 (CIGS) solar cells are highly preferable to be
vacuum-compatible and use non-toxic materials not only for the film but also for the …

Theoretical modeling and optimization: Cd-free CTS/Zn (O, S)/ZnO thin film solar cell

VV Kutwade, KP Gattu, ME Sonawane… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Latterly Zn (O, S) has gained utmost attention as an eco-friendly buffer layer with
controllable energy levels for high-performance thin-film solar cell (TFSCs) devices. The …

Grain boundary barrier model can explain the beneficial effect of alkali doping in Cu (In, Ga) Se2 solar cells

A Czudek, A Urbaniak, A Eslam, R Wuerz… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2025 - Elsevier
Although the beneficial effect of alkali doping of Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 has been known for
decades, there is still no agreement on its precise physical pathway. In this work we present …

[HTML][HTML] The origin of the enhanced photoresponsivity of the phototransistor with ZnO1-xSx single active layer

JH Yu, WJ Lee, DH Cho, WJ Kim, SJ Kang… - Applied Surface …, 2022 - Elsevier
We applied zinc oxysulfide (ZnO 1-x S x) as a single active layer in a phototransistor by
adjusting the S-to-O ratio. The electrical properties and photoresponsivity of the …

Practical Enhancements in Current Density and Power Generation of Bifacial Semitransparent Ultrathin CIGSe Solar Cells via Utilization of Wide Bandgap Zn‐Based …

D Kim, SS Shin, Y Jo, SM Lee, SK Ahn… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Among many building‐integrated semitransparent photovoltaics (BISTPVs), semitransparent
ultrathin (STUT) Cu (Inx, Ga1‐x) Se2 (CIGSe) solar cells are distinguishable due to their …

Antireflection layer of ZnO nanorod embedded in PDMS film for enhancing omnidirectional photovoltaic performance of CIGS photovoltaic cell

FI Lai, MY Hsieh, JF Yang, YC Hsu… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, a flexible polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) ARL with embedded ZnO‐NRs was
fabricated on the surfaces of Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) solar cells using the chemical solution …

Optimization of CuInGaSSe properties and CuInGaSSe/CdS interface quality for efficient solar cells processed with CuInGa precursors

C Wang, D Zhuang, M Zhao, G Ren, Y Li, J Wei… - Journal of Power …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, the effects of the non-deposition time during the sputtering process on the
properties of CuInGaSSe (CIGSSe) absorbers and the quality of CIGSSe/CdS interface are …

Double-sided heat-exchange CBD system for homogeneous Zn (O, S) thin films in highly efficient cigs solar devices

J Li, J Gong, J Zhu, Z Ma, Y Zhao, Y Kong… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Zn (O, S) thin film as one of the most promising alternative buffer layers in Cu (In, Ga) Se2
solar devices has drawn considerable attention and been intensively studied in recent …