Flexible CIGS, CdTe and a-Si: H based thin film solar cells: A review

J Ramanujam, DM Bishop, TK Todorov… - Progress in Materials …, 2020 - Elsevier
Flexible thin film solar cells such as CIGS, CdTe, and a-Si: H have received worldwide
attention. Until now, Si solar cells dominate the photovoltaic market. Its production cost is a …

Progress, challenges and perspectives in flexible perovskite solar cells

F Di Giacomo, A Fakharuddin, R Jose… - Energy & Environmental …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Perovskite solar cells have attracted enormous interest since their discovery only a few
years ago because they are able to combine the benefits of high efficiency and remarkable …

The 2020 photovoltaic technologies roadmap

GM Wilson, M Al-Jassim, WK Metzger… - Journal of Physics D …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Over the past decade, the global cumulative installed photovoltaic (PV) capacity has grown
exponentially, reaching 591 GW in 2019. Rapid progress was driven in large part by …

High-specific-power flexible transition metal dichalcogenide solar cells

K Nassiri Nazif, A Daus, J Hong, N Lee, S Vaziri… - nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are promising for flexible high-
specific-power photovoltaics due to their ultrahigh optical absorption coefficients, desirable …

Exceeding 20% efficiency with in situ group V do** in polycrystalline CdTe solar cells

WK Metzger, S Grover, D Lu, E Colegrove, J Moseley… - Nature Energy, 2019 - nature.com
CdTe-based solar technology has achieved one of the lowest levelized costs of electricity
among all energy sources as well as state-of-the-art field stability. Yet, there is still ample …

CdTe solar cells with open-circuit voltage breaking the 1 V barrier

JM Burst, JN Duenow, DS Albin, E Colegrove… - Nature Energy, 2016 - nature.com
CdTe solar cells have the potential to undercut the costs of electricity generated by other
technologies, if the open-circuit voltage can be increased beyond 1 V without significant …

Scalable fabrication of metal halide perovskite solar cells and modules

L Qiu, S He, LK Ono, S Liu, Y Qi - ACS Energy Letters, 2019 - ACS Publications
Perovskite photovoltaic (PV) technology toward commercialization relies on high power
conversion efficiency (PCE), long lifetime, and low-toxicity in addition to development of …

Device performance of emerging photovoltaic materials (version 1)

O Almora, D Baran, GC Bazan, C Berger… - Advanced energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Emerging photovoltaics (PVs) focus on a variety of applications complementing large scale
electricity generation. Organic, dye‐sensitized, and some perovskite solar cells are …

12.84% Efficiency flexible kesterite solar cells by heterojunction interface regulation

X Xu, J Zhou, K Yin, J Wang, L Lou, D Li… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Due to their environmental friendliness, low cost, and versatility in applications, flexible
Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) solar cells have garnered significant attention in recent years …

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 …