Sulfide chalcopyrite solar cells––are they the same as selenides with a wider bandgap?

S Siebentritt, A Lomuscio, D Adeleye… - physica status solidi …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Sulfide chalcopyrite solar cells are receiving renewed interest since they have reached a
certified efficiency above 15%. Due to their wider bandgap, they are interesting candidates …

Aspects of effectiveness and significance: The use of machine learning methods to study CuIn1-xGaxSe2 solar cells

N Bandaru, MK Enduri, CV Reddy, RR Kakarla - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The goal of this work is to enhance the efficiency of CuIn 1-x Ga x Se 2 (CIGS) thin film solar
cells by investigating the critical factors affecting their device performance and the …

Investigation of co-evaporated polycrystalline Cu (In, Ga) S2 thin film yielding 16.0% efficiency solar cell

N Barreau, E Bertin, A Crossay, O Durand, L Arzel… - EPJ …, 2022 - epjpv.epj.org
The interest for pure sulfide Cu (In, Ga) S 2 chalcopyrite thin films is increasing again
because their optical properties make them relevant candidates to be applied as top cell …

Experimental and Theoretical Study of Stable and Metastable Phases in Sputtered CuInS2

JK Larsen, KV Sopiha, C Persson… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The chalcopyrite Cu (In, Ga) S2 has gained renewed interest in recent years due to
the potential application in tandem solar cells. In this contribution, a combined theoretical …

[HTML][HTML] Unveiling the role of copper content in the crystal structure and phase stability of epitaxial Cu (In, Ga) S2 films on GaP/Si (001)

E Bertin, O Durand, A Létoublon, C Cornet… - Materials Science in …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study examines the growth condition to obtain a single-phase Cu (In, Ga) S 2 (CIGS)
chalcopyrite film epitaxially grown by coevaporation on a GaP/Si (001) pseudo-substrate. In …

Review on the developments in copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGSe)-based thin film photovoltaic devices

A Adhikari, DR Acosta-Najarro… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Springer
The CIGSe-based thin film solar cells (TFSCs) are one of the most promising candidates in
the photovoltaic market for harnessing solar energy into electrical energy due to their …

[HTML][HTML] Optimizing Wide Band Gap Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cell Performance: Investigating the Impact of “Cliff” and “Spike” Heterostructures

S Cheng, H Liu, Q Lin - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the efficiency of high-efficiency Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) solar cells has been
significantly improved, particularly for narrow-gap types. One of the key reasons for the …

Formation of CuIn(1–x)GaxS2 Thin Films through a Solution Approach: Nonlinear Variation of Fermi Energy and Band Gap Bowing

S Dan, S Chatterjee, AJ Pal - Langmuir, 2022 - ACS Publications
We report the formation of CuIn (1–x) Ga x S2 (CIGS) thin films through a solution approach,
namely, successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) technique. The obtained …

Off-stoichiometry in I–III–VI 2 chalcopyrite absorbers: a comparative analysis of structures and stabilities

KV Sopiha, JK Larsen, J Keller, M Edoff… - Faraday …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Chalcopyrite Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGSe) solar absorbers are renowned for delivering high
solar power conversion efficiency despite containing high concentration of lattice defects …

High efficiency wide gap Cu (In, Ga) Se2 solar cells: Influence of buffer layer characteristics

S Cheng - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Abstract Wide-gap Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 (CIGS) solar cells exhibit a superior match to the solar
spectrum, resulting in a higher ideal efficiency (E ff). However, in reality, their device E ff is …