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Effect of KF absorber treatment on the functionality of different transparent conductive oxide layers in CIGSe solar cells
Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Technology, Department of Engineering Sciences, Solid State Electronics.
Solibro Res AB, Vallvagen 5, S-75151 Uppsala, Sweden.
Solibro Res AB, Vallvagen 5, S-75151 Uppsala, Sweden.
Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Technology, Department of Engineering Sciences, Solid State Electronics.
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2018 (English)In: Progress in Photovoltaics, ISSN 1062-7995, E-ISSN 1099-159X, Vol. 26, no 1, p. 13-23Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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This contribution studies the impact of the KF-induced Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGSe) absorber modification on the suitability of different transparent conductive oxide (TCO) layers in solar cells. The TCO material was varied between ZnO:Al (AZO), ZnO:B (BZO), and In2O3:H (IOH). It is shown that the thermal stress needed for optimized TCO properties can establish a transport barrier for charge carriers, which results in severe losses in fill factor (FF) for temperatures >150°C. The FF losses are accompanied by a reduction in open circuit voltage (Voc) that might originate from a decreased apparent doping density (Nd,app) after annealing. Thermally activated redistributions of K and Na in the vicinity of the CdS/(Cu,K)-In-Se interface are suggested to be the reason for the observed degradation in solar cell performance. The highest efficiency was measured for a solar cell where the absorber surface modification was removed and a BZO TCO layer was deposited at a temperature of 165°C. The presented results highlight the importance of well-designed TCO and buffer layer processes for CIGSe solar cells when a KF post deposition treatment (KF-PDT) was applied.

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2018. Vol. 26, no 1, p. 13-23
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URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-332827DOI: 10.1002/pip.2925ISI: 000418097200002OAI: oai:DiVA.org:uu-332827DiVA, id: diva2:1154283
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Swedish Energy Agency, 2012-004591Available from: 2017-11-02 Created: 2017-11-02 Last updated: 2018-01-17Bibliographically approved

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