The huge role of tiny impurities in nanoscale synthesis

A Roy, CP Healey, NE Larm, P Ishtaweera… - ACS Nanoscience …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Nanotechnology is vital to many current industries, including electronics, energy, textiles,
agriculture, and theranostics. Understanding the chemical mechanisms of nanomaterial …

Efficiency boost of bifacial Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin-film solar cells for flexible and tandem applications with silver-assisted low-temperature process

SC Yang, TY Lin, M Ochoa, H Lai, R Kothandaraman… - Nature Energy, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Bifacial Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) solar cells are attractive for a range of applications,
but their low power conversion efficiency is a limitation. To improve their efficiency, the …

Role of the substrates in the ribbon orientation of Sb2Se3 films grown by Low-Temperature Pulsed Electron Deposition

F Pattini, S Rampino, F Mezzadri, D Calestani… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Antimony selenide (Sb 2 Se 3) is a p-type semiconductor, considered as an
excellent photovoltaic absorber for its high absorption coefficient in the visible region and a …

Semitransparent and bifacial ultrathin Cu (In, Ga) Se2 solar cells via a single-stage process and light-management strategy

MJ Shin, A Lee, A Cho, K Kim, SK Ahn, JH Park, J Yoo… - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Semitransparent and bifacial photovoltaic (PV) technology has received considerable
attention recently owing to its potential for energy-harvesting window applications. Ultrathin …

Flexible and semi‐transparent ultra‐thin CIGSe solar cells prepared on ultra‐thin glass substrate: a key to flexible bifacial photovoltaic applications

D Kim, SS Shin, SM Lee, JS Cho… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
For applications to semi‐transparent and/or bifacial solar cells in building‐integrated
photovoltaics and building‐applied photovoltaics, studies are underway to reduce the …

Wide‐gap chalcopyrite solar cells with indium oxide–based transparent back contacts

J Keller, L Stolt, O Donzel-Gargand, T Kubart… - Solar …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, the performance of wide‐gap Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) and (Ag, Cu)(In, Ga) Se2
(ACIGS) solar cells with In2O3: Sn (ITO) and In2O3: H (IOH) as transparent back contact …

Bifacial photovoltaic performance of semitransparent ultrathin Cu (In, Ga) Se2 solar cells with front and rear transparent conducting oxide contacts

MJ Shin, S Park, A Lee, SJ Park, A Cho, K Kim… - Applied Surface …, 2021 - Elsevier
We report the bifacial photovoltaic performance of semitransparent ultrathin Cu (In, Ga) Se 2
(CIGS) solar cells with Sn-doped In 2 O 3 front and F-doped SnO 2 rear contacts prepared …

Versatile colloidal syntheses of metal chalcogenide nanoparticles from elemental precursors using amine-thiol chemistry

SD Deshmukh, RG Ellis, DS Sutandar… - Chemistry of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Colloidal metal chalcogenide nanoparticles have emerged as a promising hydrazine-free
route for the fabrication of solution processed electronic devices. While a wide variety of …

Bifacial Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells using hydrogen‐doped In2O3 films as a transparent back contact

J Keller, WC Chen, L Riekehr, T Kubart… - Progress in …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Hydrogen‐doped In2O3 (IOH) films are used as a transparent back contact in
bifacial Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) solar cells. The effect of the IOH thickness and the impact of …

Exploring Cu-Do** for Performance Improvement in Sb2Se3 Photovoltaic Solar Cells

G Spaggiari, D Bersani, D Calestani, E Gilioli… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Copper-doped antimony selenide (Cu-doped Sb2Se3) thin films were deposited as
absorber layers in photovoltaic solar cells using the low-temperature pulsed electron …