High Performance CIGS Thin-Film Solar Cells: A Laboratory Perspective
Abstract
We present a summary of our work on the preparation of CuInGaSe2 (CIGS) absorbers that has led to fabricating record-efficiency solar cells. The use of the three-stage process in conjunction with composition monitoring facilitates the fabrication of solar cells with efficiencies between 18% and 19.5% for absorber bandgap in the range of 1.1-1.2 eV. We describe our recent results in reducing absorber thickness and low-temperature deposition. Our preliminary results on absorbers grown from low-purity source materials show promise of reducing the cost of fabricating the absorber.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 882796
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/CP-520-38987
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-99-GO10337
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Related Information: Presented at the 2005 DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program Review Meeting held November 7-10, 2005 in Denver, Colorado. Also included in the proceedings available on CD-ROM (DOE/GO-1020060-2245; NREL/CD-520-38577)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 14 SOLAR ENERGY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SOLAR; CIGS; THIN FILM; PV; NREL; Solar Energy - Photovoltaics
Citation Formats
Ramanathan, K, Bhattacharya, R, Contreras, M, Keane, J C, To, B, Dhere, R G, and Noufi, R. High Performance CIGS Thin-Film Solar Cells: A Laboratory Perspective. United States: N. p., 2005.
Web.
Ramanathan, K, Bhattacharya, R, Contreras, M, Keane, J C, To, B, Dhere, R G, & Noufi, R. High Performance CIGS Thin-Film Solar Cells: A Laboratory Perspective. United States.
Ramanathan, K, Bhattacharya, R, Contreras, M, Keane, J C, To, B, Dhere, R G, and Noufi, R. 2005.
"High Performance CIGS Thin-Film Solar Cells: A Laboratory Perspective". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/882796.
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abstractNote = {We present a summary of our work on the preparation of CuInGaSe2 (CIGS) absorbers that has led to fabricating record-efficiency solar cells. The use of the three-stage process in conjunction with composition monitoring facilitates the fabrication of solar cells with efficiencies between 18% and 19.5% for absorber bandgap in the range of 1.1-1.2 eV. We describe our recent results in reducing absorber thickness and low-temperature deposition. Our preliminary results on absorbers grown from low-purity source materials show promise of reducing the cost of fabricating the absorber.},
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