Influence of the selenium-vapor flow-rate in the photovoltaic properties of Cu(In, Ga)Se2 thin films prepared via a solution coating process
Journal
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
Journal Volume
27
Journal Issue
10
Pages
10497-10503
Date Issued
2016
Author(s)
Sung J.-C.
Abstract
The influence of selenium-vapor flow-rates in the microstructure and photovoltaic characteristics of Cu(In, Ga)Se2 films prepared using a solution coating process was investigated in this study. An increase in the flow rate of selenium vapor was shown to promote selenization reaction and the grain growth of Cu(In, Ga)Se2 films. As the selenium-vapor flow-rate was increased to 70 sccm, the crystallinity of the obtained films was significantly improved and the densified Cu(In, Ga)Se2 films were formed. Furthermore, the elevated gallium grading profile enhanced the effects of back surface field. Increasing the flow rate of selenium vapor to 70 sccm led to an increase in the Voc, Jsc, and FF values, and therefore enhanced the conversion efficiency of the resulting Cu(In, Ga)Se2 solar cell to 10.21?%. When the selenium-vapor flow-rate reached 90 sccm, the solar cell performance was deteriorated because the microstructure of Cu(In, Ga)Se2 films became porous. The present investigation reveals that the selenium-vapor flow-rate is crucial to improve the photovoltaic properties of Cu(In, Ga)Se2 solar cells. ? 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
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Other Subjects
Coatings; Copper; Film preparation; Flow rate; Gallium; Grading; Grain growth; Microstructure; Selenium; Solar cells; Solar power generation; Thin films; Back surface fields; Coating process; Crystallinities; Cu (in ,ga)se; Photovoltaic characteristics; Photovoltaic property; Selenium vapor; Solar cell performance; Semiconducting selenium compounds
Type
journal article