Passivation strategies for enhancing device performance of perovskite solar cells

Z Wu, E Bi, LK Ono, D Li, OM Bakr, Y Yan, Y Qi - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Because of high efficiencies and low-cost fabrication, perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have
drawn great attention. Although an impressive power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 26 …

Perspectives of chalcopyrite-based CIGSe thin-film solar cell: a review

G Regmi, A Ashok, P Chawla, P Semalti… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - Springer
Solar photovoltaic (PV) is empowering, reliable, and ecofriendly technology for harvesting
energy which can be assessed from the fact that PV panels with total electricity generation …

Comparative studies of CdS thin films by chemical bath deposition techniques as a buffer layer for solar cell applications

A Ashok, G Regmi, A Romero-Núñez… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - Springer
Cadmium sulfide (CdS) buffer layer that decouples the absorber layer and window layer in
thin-film solar cells was synthesized by two different chemical bath deposition (CBD) …

Revani diffusion model in Cu (In, Ga) Se 2

D Colombara, BJ Stanbery, G Sozzi - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The commercial attractiveness of Cu (In, Ga)(S, Se) 2 (CIGS) photovoltaics is still curtailed
by the R&D gap that separates it from silicon. Overcoming the gap requires the pursuit of …

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 …

Impact of selenization with NaCl treatment on the physical properties and solar cell performance of crack-free Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 microcrystal absorbers

L Marasamy, ADR Chettiar, R Manisekaran, E Linda… - RSC …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, we developed an ink using hexanethiol and Cu (In, Ga) Se2 microcrystals
(CIGSe MCs) to make thin films via doctor blade coating. Besides, crack-free thin films were …

Design of the TCO (ZnO: Al) thickness for glass/TCO/CdS/CIGS/Mo solar cells

R Bernal-Correa, A Morales-Acevedo… - Journal of Physics D …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Modelling solar cells has, in recent years, become a fundamental tool for their optimum
design. Here, we present an optical study of CuInGaSe 2 (CIGS) solar cells in order to …

The characteristics of IGZO/ZnO/Cu2O: Na thin film solar cells fabricated by DC magnetron sputtering method

NH Ke, PTK Loan, DA Tuan, HT Dat, CV Tran - Journal of Photochemistry …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this work, the optical and electrical properties of absorber layers based on cuprous oxide
material were investigated. The CuO and Cu 2 O thin films have been fabricated by reactive …

The effect of Cu concentration in the photovoltaic efficiency of CIGS solar cells prepared by co-evaporation technique

HH Sheu, YT Hsu, SY Jian, SC Liang - Vacuum, 2016 - Elsevier
Structural and electrical properties of polycrystalline CIGS thin films have been studied by
changing the Cu/(In+ Ga) ratio in the films. CIGS thin films with various Cu/(In+ Ga) ratios are …

Pre-deposited alkali (Li, Na, K) chlorides layer for effective doping of CuInSSe thin films as absorber layer in solar cells

M Hashemi, SMB Ghorashi, F Tajabadi, N Taghavinia - Solar Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
We introduce an effective method for copper indium sulfide selenide (CISSe) doping with
different alkali metals (Li, Na and K) based on a pre-deposited alkali chloride layer. A simple …