Highly dense and crystalline CuInSe2 thin films prepared by single bath electrochemical deposition

High PEC conversion efficiencies from CuSe film electrodes modified with metalloporphyrin/polyethylene matrices

“…A closer look, at Figures (7) and (8), shows that the observed values of J SC , for the pre-annealed naked and coated electrodes, are closely similar. This indicates that coating the electrodes enhanced the effective J SC value.…”

“…Unlike their CdSe counterparts, CuSe films do not involve the hazardous cadmium ion. Mixed metal sulfide film electrodes, involving Cu, such as CuInSe 2 [7][8][9], CuSbSe [10], Cu-Cd-Se [11], CuAgSe [12], Cu 2 ZnSnSe 4 [5], CuGaSe [13], CuBiSe 2 [14] and other similar materials, have all been reported [11,14,15]. CuSe films, prepared with different Cu oxidation states, have been also described [9,[16][17][18].…”

Electrical Properties of the Al/CuInSe<sub>2</sub> Thin Film Schottky Junction

“…On the other hand, several techniques have been actually used for the preparation of chalcopyrite films. We can mention some of them as electrodeposition [10] [11], flash evaporation [12], r.f. sputtering [13], thermal evaporation [14], solution growth [15], hot press [16], hot wall method [17] [18] and pulse laser ablation [19] and so on.…”

The Effect of Annealing Temperature and KCN Etching on the Photovoltaic Properties of Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2Solar Cells Using Nanoparticles

“…The KCN treatment has been utilized to remove Cu-rich layers (CuSe or CuS ) and to improve the crystallinity of CIGS and CIS [21][22][23][24][25]. Guo et al reported 12% efficiency in printed-CIGS solar cells using several KCN treatments before annealing [13].…”