Abstract
Chemical bath deposition (CBD) Zn(O,S) buffer layers grown on Cu(In1-xGax)Se2 (CIGS) thin films have recently surpassed CdS in high efficiency cells (20.9%). A critical component of a CIGS device is the buffer layer - the layer that is found between the absorber CIGS layer and the ZnO window layer. Although CBD CdS is an effective buffer layer and traditionally used for devices, it is not entirely effective for high bandgap absorber films. The Zn(O,S)/CIGS interface was studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy to reveal the valence band offset (VBO) and conduction band offset (CBO) as -1.15 eV and 1.17 eV respectively. Band bending that accompanies junction formation is also characterized in both layers.
Original language | American English |
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Pages | 1670-1673 |
Number of pages | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2014 |
Event | 40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014 - Denver, United States Duration: 8 Jun 2014 → 13 Jun 2014 |
Conference
Conference | 40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2014 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Denver |
Period | 8/06/14 → 13/06/14 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2014 IEEE.
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/CP-5K00-61180
Keywords
- buffer layers
- copper indium gallium diselenide
- zinc oxysulfide