4.5 Article

Study of Gallium Front Grading at Low Deposition Temperature on Polyimide Substrates and Impacts on the Solar Cell Properties

Journal

IEEE JOURNAL OF PHOTOVOLTAICS
Volume 8, Issue 6, Pages 1852-1857

Publisher

IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2018.2866195

Keywords

Cu(In, Ga)Se-2; coevaporation; low temperature; interface; gallium

Funding

  1. French Government [ANR-IEED-002-01]

Ask authors/readers for more resources

Cu(In, Ga)Se-2 (CIGS) solar cells have achieved the highest efficiencies among thin-film solar technologies. At low temperatures (<450 degrees C) compatible with polyimide, lower diffusion rates of copper, indium, and gallium are observed. This implies a strong composition gradient when a standard three-stage process is used. In this paper, we investigate the impact of Ga content at the interface between the CIGS and the buffer layer where we manage to create a steep front Ga grading. This gradient has a strong impact on the device performances leading to a significant increase of V-oc and FF with high Ga content at the interface. We show that the insertion of a Ga-rich layer favors the formation of ordered vacancy compound phases, and the absence of Ga during the last stage of the process impacts the overall element diffusion. Optimized Ga gradient leads to 17.8% efficiency solar cells without antireflecting coating or KF postdeposition treatment.

Authors

I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.

Reviews

Primary Rating

4.5
Not enough ratings

Secondary Ratings

Novelty
-
Significance
-
Scientific rigor
-
Rate this paper

Recommended

No Data Available
No Data Available