TY - JOUR
T1 - Buffer layers and transparent conducting oxides for chalcopyrite Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 based thin film photovoltaics
T2 - Present status and current developments
AU - Naghavi, N.
AU - Abou-Ras, D.
AU - Allsop, N.
AU - Barreau, N.
AU - Bücheler, S.
AU - Ennaoui, A.
AU - Fischer, C. H.
AU - Guillen, C.
AU - Hariskos, D.
AU - Herrero, J.
AU - Klenk, R.
AU - Kushiya, K.
AU - Lincot, D.
AU - Menner, R.
AU - Nakada, T.
AU - Platzer-Björkman, C.
AU - Spiering, S.
AU - Tiwari, A. N.
AU - Törndahl, T.
PY - 2010/1/1
Y1 - 2010/1/1
N2 - The aim of the present contribution is to give a review on the recent work concerning Cd-free buffer and window layers in chalcopyrite solar cells using various deposition techniques as well as on their adaptation to chalcopyrite-type absorbers such as Cu(In,Ga)Se2, CuInS2, or Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2. The corresponding solar-cell performances, the expected technological problems, and current attempts for their commercialization will be discussed. The most important deposition techniques developed in this paper are chemical bath deposition, atomic layer deposition, ILGAR deposition, evaporation, and spray deposition. These deposition methods were employed essentially for buffers based on the following three materials: In2S3, ZnS, Zn1-xMgxO.
AB - The aim of the present contribution is to give a review on the recent work concerning Cd-free buffer and window layers in chalcopyrite solar cells using various deposition techniques as well as on their adaptation to chalcopyrite-type absorbers such as Cu(In,Ga)Se2, CuInS2, or Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2. The corresponding solar-cell performances, the expected technological problems, and current attempts for their commercialization will be discussed. The most important deposition techniques developed in this paper are chemical bath deposition, atomic layer deposition, ILGAR deposition, evaporation, and spray deposition. These deposition methods were employed essentially for buffers based on the following three materials: In2S3, ZnS, Zn1-xMgxO.
KW - Cd-free buffer layers
KW - Chalcopyrite-based solar cells
KW - Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)
KW - Transparent conducting oxides
KW - Window layers
U2 - 10.1002/pip.955
DO - 10.1002/pip.955
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77956758367
SN - 1062-7995
VL - 18
SP - 411
EP - 433
JO - Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications
JF - Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications
IS - 6
ER -
