Effects of heavy alkali elements in Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 solar cells with efficiencies up to 22.6%

We report on the use and effect of the alkali elements rubidium and caesium in the place of sodium and potassium in the alkali post deposition treatment (PDT) as applied to Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 (CIGS) solar cell absorbers. In order to study the effects of the different alkali elements, we have produced a large number of CIGS solar cells with high efficiencies resulting in a good experimental resolution to detect even small differences in performance. We examine the electrical device parameters of these fully functional devices and observe a positive trend in the I – V parameters when moving from devices without PDT to KF‐, RbF‐, and eventually to CsF‐PDT. A diode analysis reveals an improved diode quality for cells…

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  European Commission

  Award: 641004
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  Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie

  Award: 0325715