[HTML][HTML] Advances in CIGS thin film solar cells with emphasis on the alkali element post-deposition treatment

C Zhao, S Yu, W Tang, X Yuan, H Zhou, T Qi… - Materials Reports …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the past tens of years, the power conversion efficiency of Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 (CIGS) has
continuously improved and been one of the fastest growing photovoltaic technologies that …

[HTML][HTML] Critical analysis of decision variables for high-throughput experimentation (HTE) with perovskite solar cells

N Bhati, MK Nazeeruddin, F Maréchal - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Perovskite solar cells are among the most dominant emerging PV technologies which have
shown unparallel improvement in power conversion efficiency in just over a decade. Long …

Aspects of effectiveness and significance: The use of machine learning methods to study CuIn1-xGaxSe2 solar cells

N Bandaru, MK Enduri, CV Reddy, RR Kakarla - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The goal of this work is to enhance the efficiency of CuIn 1-x Ga x Se 2 (CIGS) thin film solar
cells by investigating the critical factors affecting their device performance and the …

Tailoring the selectivity of ultralow-power heterojunction gas sensors by noble metal nanoparticle functionalization

O Lupan, N Ababii, D Santos-Carballal, MI Terasa… - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Heterojunctions are used in solar cells and optoelectronics applications owing to their
excellent electrical and structural properties. Recently, these energy-efficient systems have …

Impact of Na diffusion on Cu (In, Ga) Se2 solar cells: unveiling the role of active defects using thermal admittance spectroscopy

V Bhatt, ST Kim, M Kumar, HJ Jeong, J Kim, JH Jang… - Thin Solid Films, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract In this work, Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 (CIGS) based thin-film solar cells have been treated
with the alkali element via incorporating Mo: Na layer into the device structure. A 600 nm …

High efficiency CIGS solar cells on flexible stainless steel substrate with SiO2 diffusion barrier layer

C Zhang, T Qi, W Wang, C Zhao, S Xu, M Ma, Y Feng… - Solar Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The copper indium gallium selenium (CIGS) thin film is recognized as the most potential
material for photovoltaics applications, and the thin film solar cell with flexible substrate …

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 …

Deposition of cobalt oxide films by reactive pulsed magnetron sputtering

R Hippler, M Cada, P Ksirova, J Olejnicek… - Surface and Coatings …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cobalt oxide films were deposited with the help of reactive high power impulse magnetron
sputtering (HiPIMS) and mid-frequency pulsed magnetron sputtering (PMS) in argon gas at …

Innovative and industrially viable approach to fabricate AlOx rear passivated ultra-thin Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) solar cells

G Birant, J de Wild, T Kohl, DG Buldu, G Brammertz… - Solar Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, an industrially viable and novel rear surface passivation approach for Copper
Indium Gallium di-Selenide, Cu (In, Ga) Se 2, CIGS, ultra-thin (500 nm) solar cells is …

Numerical Simulation, Preparation, and Evaluation of Cu(In, Ga)Se2 (CIGS) Thin-Film Solar Cells

B Albiss, M Al-Widyan - ChemEngineering, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study presents the numerical simulation, optimization, preparation, and characterization
of Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) thin-film solar cells (TFSCs). Different cell parameters were …