Improving Ga distribution and efficiency of flexible Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se) solar cell using CuGa:Na target route

Yi Cheng Lin; Kuan Ting Liu; Tung Po Hsieh; Hung Ru Hsu

doi:10.1016/j.mssp.2019.02.007

Improving Ga distribution and efficiency of flexible Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se) solar cell using CuGa:Na target route

Yi Cheng Lin, Kuan Ting Liu, Tung Po Hsieh, Hung Ru Hsu

Department of Mechatronic Engineering

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Abstract

In this work, we proposed a novel CuGa-NaF (CuGa:Na) target route to improve Ga distribution and device efficiency of flexible Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se) (CIGSSe) solar cells. Analysis involved characterizing the basic material properties of two absorber layers fabricated using sputtering targets of CuGa:Na or Mo: Na. We assessed the uniformity of Ga and Na distribution in the absorber layers. We also examined the effects of various sputtering parameters and sought to optimize the Na content. Finally, we compared the conversion efficiency of the solar cells fabricated using the two Na addition routes (targets of CuGa:Na or Mo:Na target) with the following structure: metal foil/Cr/Mo/CIGSSe/CdS/i-ZnO/ITO/Al. Experimental results show that the CuGa:Na target improved the Ga distribution on the surface of the CIGSSe absorber compared to the Mo:Na target. When applied at a CuGa:Na/In thickness ratio of 300 nm/300 nm, the conversion efficiency of the two devices was as follows: CIGSSe solar cell with Mo: Na-derived absorber layer (7.5%) and CIGSSe solar cell with CuGa: Na-derived absorber layer (9.81%).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	151-155
Number of pages	5
Journal	Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing
Volume	94
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2019.02.007
Publication status	Published - 2019 May

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Materials Science(all)
Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering

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