Microscale solar cells for high concentration on polycrystalline Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin films

  • Myriam Paire
  • , Laurent Lombez
  • , Nicolas Péré-Laperne
  • , Stephane Collin
  • , Jean Luc Pelouard
  • , Daniel Lincot
  • , Jean François Guillemoles

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Abstract

We report high concentration experiments on polycrystalline thin film solar cells. High level regime is reached, thanks to the micrometric scale of the Cu(In,Ga)Se2 cells, which strongly decreases resistive losses. A 4% absolute efficiency increase is obtained at a concentration of ×120, and current densities as high as 100 A/cm2 can be measured. These results show that the use of polycrystalline thin films under high concentration is possible, with important technological consequences.

Original languageEnglish
Article number264102
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume98
Issue number26
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 27 Jun 2011

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