Non-oxide semiconductors for artificial photosynthesis: progress on photoelectrochemical water splitting and carbon dioxide reduction

J Feng, H Huang, S Yan, W Luo, T Yu, Z Li, Z Zou - Nano Today, 2020 - Elsevier
Among various artificial photosynthesis routes, photoelectrochemical (PEC) hydrogen (H 2)
production via water splitting and hydrocarbon generation via carbon dioxide (CO 2) …

CuGaSe2 Thin Film Solar Cells: Challenges for Develo** Highly Efficient Wide‐Gap Chalcopyrite Photovoltaics

S Ishizuka - physica status solidi (a), 2019 - Wiley Online Library
CuGaSe2, with a band‐gap energy of 1.7 eV, is expected to be a practical material useful for
wide‐gap top cells in tandem structure solar cells. In contrast to the success of narrow‐gap …

Tandem solar cells based on high-efficiency c-Si bottom cells: top cell requirements for> 30% efficiency

TP White, NN Lal, KR Catchpole - IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Tandem solar cells based on crystalline silicon present a practical route toward low-cost
cells with efficiencies above 30%. Here, we evaluate a dual-junction tandem configuration …

Over 15% efficient wide-band-gap Cu (In, Ga) S2 solar cell: Suppressing bulk and interface recombination through composition engineering

S Shukla, M Sood, D Adeleye, S Peedle, G Kusch… - Joule, 2021 - cell.com
Summary The progress of Cu (In, Ga) S 2 remains significantly limited mainly due to
photovoltage (V oc) losses in the bulk and at the interfaces. Here, via a combination of …

Optics and light trap** for tandem solar cells on silicon

NN Lal, TP White, KR Catchpole - IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The rapid advancement of thin-film photovoltaic (PV) technology increases the real
possibility of large-area Si-based tandems reaching 30% efficiency, although light in these …

New World-Record Efficiency for Pure-Sulfide Cu(In,Ga)S2 Thin-Film Solar Cell With Cd-Free Buffer Layer via KCN-Free Process

H Hiroi, Y Iwata, S Adachi, H Sugimoto… - IEEE Journal of …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
World-record conversion efficiency of 15.5%, which is a number independently certified by
an external accredited laboratory, was achieved on a pure-sulfide Cu (In, Ga) S 2 (CIGS) …

Photosplitting of Water from Wide-Gap Cu(In,Ga)S2 Thin Films Modified with a CdS Layer and Pt Nanoparticles for a High-Onset-Potential Photocathode

W Septina, Gunawan, S Ikeda, T Harada… - The Journal of …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Photoelectrochemical water splitting from photocathodes based on wide-gap Cu (In, Ga) S2
(CIGS) thin films modified with a CdS layer and Pt nanoparticles was investigated. CIGS …

Quasi-Fermi-Level Splitting of -Poor and -Rich Absorber Layers

A Lomuscio, T Rödel, T Schwarz, B Gault… - Physical Review …, 2019 - APS
Cu (In, Ga) S 2-based solar cells are interesting tandem partners for Si or chalcopyrite solar
cells, but suffer from a low open-circuit voltage. Recently, record efficiencies have been …

Carrier recombination mechanism and photovoltage deficit in 1.7-eV band gap near-stoichiometric Cu(In,Ga)

S Shukla, D Adeleye, M Sood, F Ehre, A Lomuscio… - Physical Review …, 2021 - APS
Cu (In, Ga) S 2 is a promising semiconductor that offers excellent prospects for
photovoltaics. However, the performance has been plagued mostly due to large …

Solution processed high band‐gap CuInGaS2 thin film for solar cell applications

SJ Park, JW Cho, JK Lee, K Shin… - Progress in …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract A high band‐gap (~ 1.55 eV) chalcopyrite compound film (CuInGaS2) was
synthesized by a precursor solution‐based coating method with an oxidation and a …