Manufacturable CuIn(Ga)Se{sub 2}-based solar cells via development of co-sputtered CuInSe{sub 2} absorber layers
Abstract
Yield and reproducibility remain issues in CuIn(Ga)Se{sub 2} (CIGS) photovoltaic module fabrication. While small-area cells (<1 cm{sup 2}) over 18% efficient have been reported, the best large-area manufactured devices (>1 ft{sup 2}) are 11% efficient with about 60% yield. If improvements in large-area manufacturing can accomplish 15% efficiency and 90% yield, the result is a doubling in throughput leading to a reduction in cost per watt of over 50%. The challenge now facing the photovoltaics industry is to bring the efficiencies of small-area cells and large-area industrial modules closer together and to raise manufacturing yields.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Materials Research Group, Inc., Wheat Ridge, CO (US)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 764593
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG03-98ER82615
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 20 Mar 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 14 SOLAR ENERGY; EFFICIENCY; FABRICATION; MANUFACTURING; SOLAR CELLS
Citation Formats
Eisgruber, Ingrid. Manufacturable CuIn(Ga)Se{sub 2}-based solar cells via development of co-sputtered CuInSe{sub 2} absorber layers. United States: N. p., 1999.
Web. doi:10.2172/764593.
Eisgruber, Ingrid. Manufacturable CuIn(Ga)Se{sub 2}-based solar cells via development of co-sputtered CuInSe{sub 2} absorber layers. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/764593
Eisgruber, Ingrid. 1999.
"Manufacturable CuIn(Ga)Se{sub 2}-based solar cells via development of co-sputtered CuInSe{sub 2} absorber layers". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/764593. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/764593.
@article{osti_764593,
title = {Manufacturable CuIn(Ga)Se{sub 2}-based solar cells via development of co-sputtered CuInSe{sub 2} absorber layers},
author = {Eisgruber, Ingrid},
abstractNote = {Yield and reproducibility remain issues in CuIn(Ga)Se{sub 2} (CIGS) photovoltaic module fabrication. While small-area cells (<1 cm{sup 2}) over 18% efficient have been reported, the best large-area manufactured devices (>1 ft{sup 2}) are 11% efficient with about 60% yield. If improvements in large-area manufacturing can accomplish 15% efficiency and 90% yield, the result is a doubling in throughput leading to a reduction in cost per watt of over 50%. The challenge now facing the photovoltaics industry is to bring the efficiencies of small-area cells and large-area industrial modules closer together and to raise manufacturing yields.},
doi = {10.2172/764593},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/764593},
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number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Mar 20 00:00:00 EST 1999},
month = {Sat Mar 20 00:00:00 EST 1999}
}
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