Tin oxide for optoelectronic, photovoltaic and energy storage devices: a review

GK Dalapati, H Sharma, A Guchhait… - Journal of materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Tin dioxide (SnO2), the most stable oxide of tin, is a metal oxide semiconductor that finds its
use in a number of applications due to its interesting energy band gap that is easily tunable …

A critical review on flexible Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) solar cells

YC Wang, TT Wu, YL Chueh - Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2019 - Elsevier
The development of flexible Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 (CIGS) solar cells opens new markets for
indoor and outdoor applications, and thus has become one of the major directions for …

Effect of vacuum annealing and position of metal Cu on structural, optical, electrical and thermoelectrical properties of ITO/Cu/ITO multilayers prepared by RF …

A Tchenka, A Agdad, M Bousseta, A El Mouncharih… - Optical Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, we study the effect of vacuum annealing and position of metal Cu on structural,
optical, electrical and thermoelectrical properties of ITO/Cu/ITO multilayers prepared on …

Preparation of RF sputtered AZO/Cu/AZO multilayer films and the investigation of Cu thickness and substrate effects on their microstructural and optoelectronic …

D Mendil, F Challali, T Touam, V Bockelee… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•AZO/Cu/AZO multilayer films were deposited on glass and quartz substrates by
RF magnetron sputter.•Effects of Cu thickness and substrate on the properties of …

Microstructure evolution, mechanical properties and tailoring of coefficient of thermal expansion for Cu/Mo/Cu clad sheets fabricated by hot rolling

J Liu, Z Chen, Z Zhou, T Mo, P Wang, W He - Transactions of Nonferrous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The law of microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of hot roll bonded Cu/Mo/Cu
clad sheets were systematically investigated and the theoretical prediction model of the …

Scalable CIGS Solar Cells Employing a New Device Design of Nontoxic Buffer Layer and Microgrid Electrode

I Hwang, M Lee, A Lee, I Jeong, S Song… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The efficiency of copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) solar cells that use transparent
conductive oxide (TCO) as the top electrode decreases significantly as the device area …

Implementation of graphene as hole transport electrode in flexible CIGS solar cells fabricated on Cu foil

JK Sim, S Kang, R Nandi, JY Jo, KU Jeong, CR Lee - Solar Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Graphene has great potential to be used as electrode in many opto-electronic devices,
owing to its superior optical and electrical properties. Graphene films have been employed …

Sputtering thin films: Materials, applications, challenges and future directions

R Garg, S Gonuguntla, S Sk, MS Iqbal, AO Dada… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sputtering is an effective technique for producing ultrathin films with diverse applications.
The review begins by providing an in-depth overview of the background, introducing the …

Improving Long‐Term Stability of Kesterite Thin‐Film Solar Cells with Oxide/Metal/Oxide Multilayered Transparent Conducting Electrodes

JS Jang, VC Karade, MP Suryawanshi, DM Lee… - Solar …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The long‐term stability of kesterite Cu2ZnSn (S, Se) 4 (CZTSSe) thin‐film solar cells (TFSCs)
is crucial for the sustainable mass production of photovoltaic systems. Herein, the improved …

Damp heat induced degradation mechanisms occurring in coloured oxide/metal/oxide films for thin-film solar cells

M Theelen, C Hagedoorn, M Götz-Köhler, A Weeber… - Thin Solid Films, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Oxide/metal/oxide (OMO) layer stacks are promising replacements for conventional
transparent conductive oxides in thin-film photovoltaics. They can provide colouration of the …