Grain Boundaries in Cu(In, Ga)Se2: A Review of Composition–Electronic Property Relationships by Atom Probe Tomography and Correlative Microscopy

O Cojocaru‐Mirédin, M Raghuwanshi… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Cu (In, Ga) Se2 thin‐film solar cells have attracted significant research interest in
recent decades due to their high efficiency in converting solar energy into electricity for …

Fingerprints Indicating Superior Properties of Internal Interfaces in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Thin‐Film Solar Cells

M Raghuwanshi, M Chugh, G Sozzi… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Growth of Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) absorbers under Cu‐poor conditions gives rise to
incorporation of numerous defects into the bulk, whereas the same absorber grown under …

Ultrafast imaging of carrier transport across grain boundaries in hybrid perovskite thin films

JM Snaider, Z Guo, T Wang, M Yang, L Yuan… - ACS Energy …, 2018 - ACS Publications
For optoelectronic devices based on polycrystalline semiconducting thin films, carrier
transport across grain boundaries is an important process in defining efficiency. Here we …

Identification of Recombination Losses in CdSe/CdTe Solar Cells from Spectroscopic and Microscopic Time‐Resolved Photoluminescence

D Kuciauskas, J Moseley, C Lee - Solar RRL, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Due to the lowest‐cost and best reliability, CdTe solar cells are the leading thin‐film
photovoltaic technology. Increasing open‐circuit voltage by reducing recombination …

Correlation between the dielectric and electrochemical properties of TiO2-V2O5 nanocomposite for energy storage application

A Ray, A Roy, S Bhattacharjee, S Jana, CK Ghosh… - Electrochimica …, 2018 - Elsevier
The structural and morphological analysis of TiO 2-V 2 O 5 nanocomposite has been
performed using FTIR, XRD and FESEM. Temperature (300 K-500 K) and frequency …

Comprehensive loss modeling in Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells

A Kumar, AD Thakur - Current Applied Physics, 2019 - Elsevier
Thin film solar cells based on Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) absorber material suffers from
performance issues arising due to the presence of a non-optimal back contact barrier, low …

[HTML][HTML] Luminescence methodology to determine grain-boundary, grain-interior, and surface recombination in thin-film solar cells

J Moseley, P Rale, S Collin, E Colegrove… - Journal of Applied …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
We determine the grain-boundary (GB) recombination velocity, SGB⁠, and grain-interior (GI)
lifetime, τ GI⁠, parameters in superstrate CdS/CdTe thin-film solar cell technology by …

Impact of Grain Size and Grain Nature in Thin‐Film Solar Cells

RT Prabu, SR Malathi, R Kumar… - Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, a theoretical investigation is conducted on grain‐size inhomogeneity's impact and
grain boundaries'(GBs') electrical nature in thin‐film solar cells. Using the Matthiessen rule …

Influence of the Mn5Ge3/Ge ohmic-contact interface on the Seebeck coefficient of the Mn5Ge3/Ge bilayer

A Portavoce, S Hassak, M Bertoglio - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Thermoelectricity is a well-known effect that can be used to convert heat energy into
electrical energy. However, the yield of this conversion is still low compared to current …

Imaging current paths in silicon photovoltaic devices with a quantum diamond microscope

SC Scholten, GJ Abrahams, BC Johnson, AJ Healey… - Physical Review …, 2022 - APS
Magnetic imaging with nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond, also known as quantum
diamond microscopy, has emerged as a useful technique for the spatial map** of charge …