Search Results - "Werner Schock, Hans"
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Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film solar cells by fast coevaporation
Published in Progress in photovoltaics (01-01-2011)“…Solar cells based on kesterite‐type Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) were fabricated on molybdenum coated soda lime glass by evaporation using ZnS, Sn, Cu, and S sources. The…”
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Gallium gradients in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin‐film solar cells
Published in Progress in photovoltaics (01-06-2015)“…The gallium gradient in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) layers, which forms during the two industrially relevant deposition routes, the sequential and co‐evaporation…”
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Cu(In,Ga)Se2 superstrate solar cells: prospects and limitations
Published in Progress in photovoltaics (01-10-2015)“…Superstrate solar cells were prepared by thermal evaporation of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 onto ZnO coated glass substrates. For the first time, photo‐conversion…”
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Time-resolved investigation of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 growth and Ga gradient formation during fast selenisation of metallic precursors
Published in Progress in photovoltaics (01-09-2015)“…Ga segregation at the backside of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cell absorbers is a commonly observed phenomenon for a large variety of sequential fabrication processes…”
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Photovoltaic materials, history, status and outlook
Published in Materials science & engineering. R, Reports : a review journal (01-01-2003)“…This paper reviews the history, the present status and possible future developments of photovoltaic (PV) materials for terrestrial applications. After a brief…”
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Confined and Chemically Flexible Grain Boundaries in Polycrystalline Compound Semiconductors
Published in Advanced energy materials (01-08-2012)“…Grain boundaries (GBs) in polycrystalline Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin films exhibit only slightly enhanced recombination, as compared with the grain interiors, allowing…”
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High efficiency low temperature grown Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin film solar cells on flexible substrates using NaF precursor layers
Published in Progress in photovoltaics (01-08-2011)“…We report a total‐area efficiency of 15.9% for flexible Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin film solar cells on polyimide foil (cell area 0.95 cm2). The absorber layer was grown…”
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Investigation of the Sub-Bandgap Photoresponse in CuGaS2 : Fe for Intermediate Band Solar Cells
Published in Progress in photovoltaics (01-09-2012)“…ABSTRACT Transition‐metal doped chalcopyrite thin films have been proposed as a suitable absorber material for intermediate band solar cells. In this work,…”
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Formation of CuInSe2 and CuGaSe2 Thin-Films Deposited by Three-Stage Thermal Co-Evaporation: A Real-Time X-Ray Diffraction and Fluorescence Study
Published in Advanced energy materials (01-10-2013)“…Thin film solar cells based on co‐evaporated Cu(In,Ga)Se2 absorber films present the highest efficiencies among current polycrystalline thin‐film technologies…”
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Comparative material study on RF and DC magnetron sputtered ZnO:Al films
Published in Thin solid films (28-04-2006)“…ZnO:Al films were prepared on glass substrates by RF and DC sputtering from ceramic ZnO:Al 2O 3 targets. The film properties of RF sputtered ZnO:Al showed a…”
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Cu2-xS Surface Phases and Their Impact on the Electronic Structure of CuInS2 Thin Films - A Hidden Parameter in Solar Cell Optimization
Published in Advanced energy materials (01-06-2013)“…The surface properties of CuInS2 (CIS) thin‐film solar cell absorbers are investigated by a combination of electron and soft X‐ray spectroscopies. Spatially…”
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Current routes in polycrystalline CuInSe2 and Cu(In,Ga)Se2 films
Published in Solar energy materials and solar cells (01-01-2007)“…Local electrical transport measurements with scanning probe microscopy on polycrystalline (PX) p-CuInSe2 and p-Cu(In,Ga)Se2 films show that the photovoltaic…”
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The effect of NaF precursors on low temperature growth of CIGS thin film solar cells on polyimide substrates
Published in Physica status solidi. A, Applications and materials science (01-05-2009)“…The aim of this work is to study the effect of Na on low temperature growth of CIGS solar cells on polyimide (PI) substrates. The Na is introduced via…”
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CIGS-based solar cells for the next millennium
Published in Progress in photovoltaics (01-01-2000)“…Thin‐film photovoltaic (PV) solar cells based on Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) have two key distinctive features: highest performance of any true thin‐film solar cell…”
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Structure and phase relations in the 2(CuInS2)–Cu2ZnSnS4 solid solution system
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Investigation of the Sub‐Bandgap Photoresponse in CuGaS 2 : Fe for Intermediate Band Solar Cells
Published in Progress in photovoltaics (01-09-2012)“…ABSTRACT Transition‐metal doped chalcopyrite thin films have been proposed as a suitable absorber material for intermediate band solar cells. In this work,…”
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Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells: Device Stability Based on Chemical Flexibility
Published in Advanced materials (Weinheim) (01-08-1999)“…Is “self‐healing” the source of the stability of Cu(In, Ga)Se2‐based solar modules? The proven remarkable stability and radiation hardness of Cu(In,Ga)Se2…”
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Role of the CdS buffer layer as an active optical element in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin-film solar cells
Published in Progress in photovoltaics (01-11-2002)“…ZnO/CdS/Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) thin‐film heterojunction solar cells with CdS buffer layers of thicknesses between 0 and 85 nm are characterized by…”
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Comprehensive insights into point defect and defect cluster formation in CuInSe2
Published in Applied physics letters (28-02-2011)“…The concentration of native point defects in CuInSe2 powder material as a function of stoichiometry has been experimentally determined by neutron powder…”
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Time‐resolved investigation of Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 growth and Ga gradient formation during fast selenisation of metallic precursors
Published in Progress in photovoltaics (01-09-2015)“…Abstract Ga segregation at the backside of Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 solar cell absorbers is a commonly observed phenomenon for a large variety of sequential fabrication…”
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