Non‐vacuum methods for formation of Cu(In, Ga)(Se, S)2 thin film photovoltaic absorbers

…, W Liu, DB Mitzi, D Lincot, AN Tiwari - Progress in …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Polycrystalline thin films of copper indium diselenide and its alloys with gallium and sulphur
(CIGS) have proven to be suitable for use as absorbers in high‐efficiency solar cells. Record …

High mobility transparent conducting oxides for thin film solar cells

S Calnan, AN Tiwari - Thin solid films, 2010 - Elsevier
A special class of transparent conducting oxides (TCO) with high mobility of >65cm 2 V −1 s
−1 allows film resistivity in the low 10 −4 Ωcm range and a high transparency of >80% over a …

Progress in thin film CIGS photovoltaics–Research and development, manufacturing, and applications

…, S Stutterheim, S Buecheler, AN Tiwari - Progress in …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This review summarizes the current status of Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se) 2 (CIGS) thin film solar cell
technology with a focus on recent advancements and emerging concepts intended for higher …

Potassium-induced surface modification of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin films for high-efficiency solar cells

…, R Erni, S Nishiwaki, S Buecheler, AN Tiwari - Nature materials, 2013 - nature.com
Thin-film photovoltaic devices based on chalcopyrite Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 (CIGS) absorber layers
show excellent light-to-power conversion efficiencies exceeding 20% (refs 1 , 2 ). This high …

Highly efficient Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells grown on flexible polymer films

…, S Nishiwaki, YE Romanyuk, G Bilger, AN Tiwari - Nature materials, 2011 - nature.com
Solar cells based on polycrystalline Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 absorber layers have yielded the highest
conversion efficiency among all thin-film technologies 1 , 2 , 3 , and the use of flexible …

Development of thin‐film Cu(In,Ga)Se2 and CdTe solar cells

…, M Kälin, D Rudmann, AN Tiwari - Progress in …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 and CdTe heterojunction solar cells grown on rigid (glass) or flexible foil
substrates require p‐type absorber layers of optimum optoelectronic properties and n‐type wide‐…

Low cost processing of CIGS thin film solar cells

M Kaelin, D Rudmann, AN Tiwari - Solar Energy, 2004 - Elsevier
A set of low cost techniques with realistic potential for direct manufacturing costs reduction
were developed in the last five years while the industrial Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 (CIGS) solar cell …

Buffer layers and transparent conducting oxides for chalcopyrite Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 based thin film photovoltaics: present status and current developments

…, S Spiering, AN Tiwari… - Progress in …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of the present contribution is to give a review on the recent work concerning Cd‐free
buffer and window layers in chalcopyrite solar cells using various deposition techniques as …

[HTML][HTML] Low-temperature-processed efficient semi-transparent planar perovskite solar cells for bifacial and tandem applications

…, B Bissig, S Yoon, S Buecheler, AN Tiwari - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Semi-transparent perovskite solar cells are highly attractive for a wide range of applications,
such as bifacial and tandem solar cells; however, the power conversion efficiency of semi-…

Efficiency enhancement of solar cells due to post-deposition Na incorporation

…, M Kaelin, F Kurdesau, H Zogg, AN Tiwari… - Applied Physics …, 2004 - pubs.aip.org
Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 (CIGS) absorber layers for thin-film solar cells were grown without sodium. Na
was diffused into some of the absorbers after growth, which led to strongly improved device …