Improvement of Pre-Annealed Cu(In, Ga)Se2 Absorbers for High Efficiency

J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2016 May;16(5):5003-7. doi: 10.1166/jnn.2016.12194.

Abstract

We used a DC-sputtering method to deposit the precursor (Cu3Ga/In) onto Mo with 1 um thick/soda-lime glass (SLG). We moved it onto a graphite crucible for the pre-annealing process, and the pressure of the process tube was about 10 torr without Ar gas flow. The crucible in quartz tube was heated by halogen lamp to 250 degrees C for 30 min, and then raised to 550 degrees C for 10 min under a selenium atmosphere. To complete the solar cells, a buffer layer of 50 nm CdS was then deposited by chemical bath deposition (CBD), followed by a double layer (high resistivity/low resistivity) of RF sputtered i-ZnO/Al-ZnO thin films. The Al front contacts were deposited by thermal evaporator.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't