Fabrication of copper–indium–gallium–diselenide absorber layer by quaternary-alloy nanoparticles for solar cell applications

Application of femtosecond laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry for quantitative analysis of thin Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cell films

“…Several factors influence the performance of CIGS thin film solar cell, including optical transmission through the front-contact, material and thickness of the buffer layer, composition of the absorber layer, film growth process, and back-contact material [2,3]. In terms of CIGS film growth, for example, various methods such as a hybrid process combining evaporation and sputtering [4], CIGS nanoparticle-coating [5] and electrodeposition as a nonvacuum process [6] have been attempted in order to achieve a higher quality CIGS as well as lower production cost. The information for structure and surface morphology of CIGS produced with different processes was also of interest [6,7].…”

Ultrasonic effect on optical, structural, topographical and morphological studies of Cu 2 CdSnS 4 quaternary alloy nanostructures

“…Thus, reaching an effective efficiency is the most important step for any PV technology [5]. CuInGaSe 2 quaternary alloy gains much interest, it has been synthesized by [6] using precursor nanoparticle-ink and sintering technology that showed a conversion efficiency of 2.392%. The performance of dye synthesized solar cells could be improved by enhancing the light absorption by local surface plasmon (LSP) effect from Ag@4-choloroaniline core shell nanoparticles [7].…”

Carrier drift velocity balance mechanism in Si-based thin film solar cells using graded microcrystalline SiGe absorption layer

“…Several green renewable energy cells and modules had been reported and duly applied in the past decade (Lu et al, 2010;Yoon et al, 2011;Tseng et al, 2011;Liu and Chuang, 2012;Lee et al, 2012). However, among all the available known solar cells that are currently available in the commercial market, the Si-based solar cells are by far the most common and dominant solar energy.…”