A stacked chalcopyrite thin-film tandem solar cell with 1.2 V open-circuit voltage

被引:127
作者
Nishiwaki, S [1 ]
Siebentritt, S [1 ]
Walk, P [1 ]
Lux-Steiner, MC [1 ]
机构
[1] Hahn Meitner Inst Berlin GmbH, D-14109 Berlin, Germany
来源
PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS | 2003年 / 11卷 / 04期
关键词
chalcopyrite; CuGaSe2; thin film; mechanically stacked tandem structure; transparent back contact;
D O I
10.1002/pip.486
中图分类号
TE [石油、天然气工业]; TK [能源与动力工程];
学科分类号
0807 ; 0820 ;
摘要
CuGaSe2 (CGS) thin films were prepared on tin-doped indium oxide (ITO) coated soda-lime glass substrates by thermal co-evaporation to fabricate transparent solar cells. The films consisted of columnar grains with a diameter of approximately 1 mum. Some deterioration of the transparency of the ITO was observed after deposition of the CGS film. The CGS solar cells were electrically connected in series with Cu(In,Ga)Se-2 (CIGS) solar cells and mechanically stacked on the CIGS cells to construct tandem cells. The tandem solar cell with the CGS cell as the top cell showed an efficiency of 7.4% and an open-circuit voltage of 1.18 V (AM 1.5, total area). Copyright (C) 2003 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.
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页码:243 / 248
页数:6
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