Title
Advantageous light management in Cu(In,Ga)Se<inf>2</inf> superstrate solar cells
Date Issued
01 June 2016
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Heinemann M.D.
Ruske F.
Greiner D.
Jeong A.R.
Rusu M.
Schlatmann R.
Kaufmann C.A.
Institute Silicon Photovoltaics
Publisher(s)
Elsevier B.V.
Abstract
The superstrate configuration of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) photovoltaic devices exhibits the potential for improved light harvesting compared to the standard substrate configuration. Due to the limited power conversion efficiency of superstrate devices caused by the poor hetero-interface between the p-type CIGS and the n-type component, these advantages have not been fully considered so far. This work shows that the superstrate configuration can significantly improve the light management within CIGS devices. Experimentally, it is shown that the electric and optical properties of ZnO window layer strongly improve during the CIGS deposition, allowing the use of structured ZnO layers for efficient light-trapping. A highly reflective and scattering back contact is realized by using the high work function material MoO3-x for the hole-transport layer in combination with a low work function Ag metal layer. Combined with the unique Ga gradient achievable in the superstrate configuration, simulation results show that a strong reduction of the CIGS layer thickness is possible while increasing the power conversion efficiency. This proof of concept highlights the appeal of the superstrate configuration for the future of cost-effective CIGS solar cell production.
Start page
76
End page
81
Volume
150
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Física atómica, molecular y química
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84959223036
Source
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
ISSN of the container
09270248
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