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The effect of thermal evaporated MoO3 intermediate layer as primary back contact for kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells
Jongsung Park,Jialiang Huang,Kaiwen Sun,Zi Ouyang,Fangyang Liu,Chang Yan,Heng Sun,Aobo Pu,Martin A. Green,Xiaojing Hao +9 more
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In this paper, thermal evaporated MoO3 layer was used as a primary back contact for pure sulphide Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cells to improve the power conversion efficiency.About:
This article is published in Thin Solid Films.The article was published on 2018-02-28. It has received 33 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: CZTS & Kesterite.read more
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Insights into kesterite's back contact interface: A status review
Vijay Karade,Abhishek C. Lokhande,Abhishek C. Lokhande,Pravin Babar,Myeng Gil Gang,Mahesh P. Suryawanshi,Pramod S. Patil,Jin Hyeok Kim +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the back contact interface and interface related defects, besides different solutions to overcome these defects in detail, is presented, and the plausible band theory of back contact interfaces in the presence of interfacial MoS(e)2 layer and the criteria for ideal back contact are also addressed.
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A review on the numerical modeling of CdS/CZTS-based solar cells
TL;DR: In this article, the advantages and challenges of the experimental pure sulfide CZTS-based solar cells are discussed and the solutions for improving efficiency of CdS/CZTS based solar cells using numerical modeling are also discussed.
Selective Thermal Reduction of Single-layer MoO3 nanostructures on Au(111)
X Deng,Su Ying Quek,Monika M. Biener,Jürgen Biener,D Kang,Richard Schalek,Efthimios Kaxiras,C Firend +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors demonstrate that they can control the number of defects in single-layer MoO{sub 3} nanostructures grown on Au(111) by a simple thermal reduction treatment.
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The path towards a high-performance solution-processed kesterite solar cell ☆
TL;DR: In this article, the development of kesterite-based Cu 2 ZnSn(S,Se) 4 (CZTSSe) thin-film solar cells, in which the indium and gallium from CIGSSe are replaced by the readily available elements zinc and tin, is reviewed.
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Potassium-induced surface modification of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin films for high-efficiency solar cells
Adrian Chirila,Patrick Reinhard,Fabian Pianezzi,P. Bloesch,Alexander R. Uhl,C.M. Fella,Lukas Kranz,Debora Keller,Christina Gretener,Harald Hagendorfer,Dominik Jaeger,Rolf Erni,Shiro Nishiwaki,Stephan Buecheler,Ayodhya N. Tiwari +14 more
TL;DR: A new sequential post-deposition treatment of the CIGS layer with sodium and potassium fluoride is presented that enables fabrication of flexible photovoltaic devices with a remarkable conversion efficiency due to modified interface properties and mitigation of optical losses in the CdS buffer layer.
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Properties of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells with new record efficiencies up to 21.7%
Philip Jackson,Dimitrios Hariskos,Roland Wuerz,Oliver Kiowski,Andreas Bauer,Theresa Magorian Friedlmeier,Michael Powalla +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, a new thin-film Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) solar cell record efficiency of 217% using I-V measurement and diode analysis, quantum efficiency and secondary neutral mass spectrometry measurements.
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Solar cell efficiency tables (version 50)
Martin A. Green,Yoshihiro Hishikawa,Wilhelm Warta,Ewan D. Dunlop,Dean H. Levi,Jochen Hohl-Ebinger,Anita W.H. Ho-Baillie +6 more
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Wafer-Scale MoS2 Thin Layers Prepared by MoO3 Sulfurization
Yu-Chuan Lin,Wenjing Zhang,Jing Kai Huang,Jing Kai Huang,Keng-Ku Liu,Yi-Hsien Lee,Chi-Te Liang,Chih-Wei Chu,Lain-Jong Li,Lain-Jong Li +9 more
TL;DR: Spectroscopic, optical and electrical characterizations reveal that the obtained wafer-scale MoS(2) thin layers are polycrystalline and with semiconductor properties, which make such films suitable for flexible electronics or optoelectronics.