Properties of High-Efficiency CuInGaSe2 Thin Film Solar Cells

K. Ramanathan; G. Teeter; J. C. Keane; R. Noufi

doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2004.11.050

Properties of High-Efficiency CuInGaSe2 Thin Film Solar Cells

K. Ramanathan, G. Teeter, J. C. Keane, R. Noufi

Materials Science

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Abstract

In this paper, we present recent results on the growth and characterization of CuInGaSe₂ (CIGS) thin film solar cells by the three-stage process. A conversion efficiency of 19.3% and 18.4% has been achieved for solar cells made from absorbers with band gap values of 1.15 and 1.21 eV, respectively. High open circuit voltages and fill factors are obtained. We attempt to relate these improvements to material and device properties. The results suggest that it might be possible to produce a 20% efficient solar cell by further optimization of the current collection.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	499-502
Number of pages	4
Journal	Thin Solid Films
Volume	480-481
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2004.11.050 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2004.11.050
State	Published - 2005

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NREL/JA-520-38422

Keywords

CuInGaSe
Efficiency
Solar cells

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