Photochemical deposition of ZnS buffer layers for Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin film solar cells via reusable solutions

Serena Gallanti; Nicolas Loones; Elisabeth Chassaing; Muriel Bouttemy; Arnaud Etcheberry; Thibaud Hildebrandt; Daniel Lincot; Negar Naghavi

Photochemical deposition of ZnS buffer layers for Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ thin film solar cells via reusable solutions

Serena Gallanti
, Nicolas Loones
, Elisabeth Chassaing
, Muriel Bouttemy
, Arnaud Etcheberry
, Thibaud Hildebrandt
, Daniel Lincot
, Negar Naghavi

Institut Photovoltaïque d'Ile-de-France
Institut Lavoisier de Versailles

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

A new bath composition for ZnS buffer layer deposition is presented allowing its photochemical growth on CIGSe absorbers. The main advantages of this solution compared to classical CBD-Zn(S,O) bath are: the deposition occurs at room temperature, the concentration of chemical precursors is 10 times lower than classical CBD-Zn(S,O), the use of a complexing agent such as ammonia is avoided and the same bath can be reused for several depositions. The same bath can be re-used for at least 4 times, leading to efficiencies between 13 and 14%, which is similar to what is obtained with CdS-buffered references.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	110-116
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509056057
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2017
Event	44th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017 - Washington, United States Duration: 25 Jun 2017 → 30 Jun 2017

Publication series

Name	2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017

Conference

Conference	44th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017
Country/Territory	United States
City	Washington
Period	25/06/17 → 30/06/17

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Buffer layer
Cd-free
Cu(In
Electrodeposition
Ga)Se
Photochemical deposition
ZnS

Cite this

Gallanti, S., Loones, N., Chassaing, E., Bouttemy, M., Etcheberry, A., Hildebrandt, T., Lincot, D., & Naghavi, N. (2017). Photochemical deposition of ZnS buffer layers for Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ thin film solar cells via reusable solutions. In 2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017 (pp. 110-116). (2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..

Gallanti, Serena ; Loones, Nicolas ; Chassaing, Elisabeth et al. / Photochemical deposition of ZnS buffer layers for Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ thin film solar cells via reusable solutions. 2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. pp. 110-116 (2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017).

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Photochemical deposition of ZnS buffer layers for Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ thin film solar cells via reusable solutions. / Gallanti, Serena; Loones, Nicolas; Chassaing, Elisabeth et al.
2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. p. 110-116 (2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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