Ag Nanowire Based Transparent Conductor for CIGS PV

Lawrence M. Woods; Jeffrey Wolk; Marta Smith; Hemali Davande; Rosine M. Ribelin; Craig L. Perkins

doi:10.1109/pvsc.2011.6186214

Ag Nanowire Based Transparent Conductor for CIGS PV

Lawrence M. Woods, Jeffrey Wolk, Marta Smith, Hemali Davande, Rosine M. Ribelin, Craig L. Perkins

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Coated silver nanowires (AgNW) have been considered as a replacement for transparent conducting oxides (TCOs) in CIGS based photovoltaic devices. The advantages of AgNW over TCOs are discussed, and optical and electrical characteristics of AgNWs on glass are presented. Similarly fabricated AgNWs with varying sheet resistance on CIGS devices were tested against ITO transparent conductor controls. The CIGS was produced using a roll-to-roll technique on a flexible polymer substrate. Variations in the ZnO layer resistivity that are adjacent to the AgNW layer in the CIGS device were also tested. Device results indicate similar Jsc, but a reduced FF for cells made with the AgNWs, and Voc dependence on the resistivity of the coated AgNW and ZnO window layers. FF and Voc losses associated with the use of AgNWs are discussed.

Original language	American English
Pages	1380-1385
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/pvsc.2011.6186214 https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2011.6186214
State	Published - 2011
Event	37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2011 - Seattle, WA, United States Duration: 19 Jun 2011 → 24 Jun 2011

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Conference	37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2011
Country/Territory	United States
City	Seattle, WA
Period	19/06/11 → 24/06/11

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