Inkjet Printed Metallizations for Cu(In1-xGax)Se2 Photovoltaic Cells

Peter A. Hersh; Calvin J. Curtis; Maikel F.A.M. Van Hest; John J. Kreuder; Robert Pasquarelli; Alex Miedaner; David S. Ginley

doi:10.1002/pip.1105

Inkjet Printed Metallizations for Cu(In1-xGax)Se2 Photovoltaic Cells

Peter A. Hersh, Calvin J. Curtis, Maikel F.A.M. Van Hest, John J. Kreuder, Robert Pasquarelli, Alex Miedaner, David S. Ginley

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This study reports the inkjet printing of Ag front contacts on Aluminum doped Zinc Oxide (AZO)/intrinsic Zinc Oxide (i-ZnO)/CdS/Cu(In _1-xGa_x)Se₂ (CIGS)/Mo thin film photovoltaic cells. The printed Ag contacts are being developed to replace the currently employed evaporated Ni/Al bi-layer contacts. Inkjet deposition conditions were optimized to reduce line resistivity and reduce contact resistance to the Al:ZnO layer. Ag lines printed at a substrate temperature of 200°C showed a line resistivity of 2.06 μÎ

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	973-976
Number of pages	4
Journal	Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications
Volume	19
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.1105 https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.1105
State	Published - 2011

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NREL/JA-5200-54256

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cigs
contacts
inkjet

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Inkjet Printed Metallizations for Cu(In1-xGax)Se2 Photovoltaic Cells

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