Semi-transparent photovoltaic glazing based on electrodeposited CIGS solar cells on patterned molybdenum/glass substrates

Autor: Sidali Tarik, Bou Adrien, Coutancier Damien, Chassaing Elisabeth, Theys Bertrand, Barakel Damien, Garuz Richard, Thoulon Pierre-Yves, Lincot Daniel
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: EPJ Photovoltaics, Vol 9, p 2 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2105-0716
DOI: 10.1051/epjpv/2017009
Popis: In this paper, a new way of preparing semi-transparent solar cells using Cu(In1−xGax)Se2 (CIGS) chalcopyrite semiconductors as absorbers for BIPV applications is presented. The key to the elaboration process consists in the co-electrodeposition of Cu-In-Ga mixed oxides on submillimetric hole-patterned molybdenum substrate, followed by thermal reduction to metallic alloys and selenisation. This method has the advantage of being a selective deposition technique where the thin film growth is carried out only on Mo covered areas. Thus, after annealing, the transparency of the sample is always preserved, allowing light to pass through the device. A complete device (5 × 5 cm2) with 535 μm diameter holes and total glass aperture of around 35% shows an open circuit voltage (VOC) of 400 mV. Locally, the I-V curves reveal a maximum efficiency of 7.7%, VOC of 460 mV, JSC of 24 mA.cm−2 in an area of 0.1 cm2 with 35% aperture. This efficiency on the semi-transparent area is equivalent to a record efficiency of 11.9% by taking into account only the effective area.
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