Flexible Cu(In, Ga)Se2 Thin-Film Solar Cells on Polyimide Substrate by Low-Temperature Deposition Process
ZHANG Li, HE Qing, JIANG Wei-Long, LI Chang-Jian, SUN Yun
Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Information Science and Technology (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Photo-Electronics Thin Film Devices and Techniques of Tianjin, Institute of Photo-Electronic Thin film Device and Technology, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071
Flexible Cu(In, Ga)Se2 Thin-Film Solar Cells on Polyimide Substrate by Low-Temperature Deposition Process
Key Laboratory of Opto-Electronic Information Science and Technology (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Photo-Electronics Thin Film Devices and Techniques of Tianjin, Institute of Photo-Electronic Thin film Device and Technology, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071
摘要The electrical and structural properties of polycrystalline Cu(In,Ga)Se2 films grown on polyimide (PI) substrates below 400°C via one-stage and three-stage co-evaporation process have been investigated by x-ray diffraction spectra (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Hall effect measurement. As shown by XRD spectra, the stoichiometric CIGS films obtained by one-stage process exhibit the characteristic diffraction peaks of the (In0.68Ga0.32)2Se3 and Cu(In0.7Ga0.3)2Se. It is also found that the film structures indicate more columnar and compact than the three-stage process films from SEM images. The stoichiometric CIGS films obtained by three-stage process exhibit the coexistence of the secondary phase of (In0.68Ga0.32)2Se3, Cu2-xSe and Cu(In0.7Ga0.3)2Se. High net carrier concentration and sheet conductivity are also observed for this kind of film, related to the presence of Cu2-xSe phase. As a result, when the CIGS film growth temperature is below 400°C, the three-stage process is inefficient for solar cells. By using the one-stage co-evaporation process, the flexible CIGS solar cell on a PI substrate with the best conversion efficiency of 6.38% is demonstrated (active area 0.16cm2).
Abstract：The electrical and structural properties of polycrystalline Cu(In,Ga)Se2 films grown on polyimide (PI) substrates below 400°C via one-stage and three-stage co-evaporation process have been investigated by x-ray diffraction spectra (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Hall effect measurement. As shown by XRD spectra, the stoichiometric CIGS films obtained by one-stage process exhibit the characteristic diffraction peaks of the (In0.68Ga0.32)2Se3 and Cu(In0.7Ga0.3)2Se. It is also found that the film structures indicate more columnar and compact than the three-stage process films from SEM images. The stoichiometric CIGS films obtained by three-stage process exhibit the coexistence of the secondary phase of (In0.68Ga0.32)2Se3, Cu2-xSe and Cu(In0.7Ga0.3)2Se. High net carrier concentration and sheet conductivity are also observed for this kind of film, related to the presence of Cu2-xSe phase. As a result, when the CIGS film growth temperature is below 400°C, the three-stage process is inefficient for solar cells. By using the one-stage co-evaporation process, the flexible CIGS solar cell on a PI substrate with the best conversion efficiency of 6.38% is demonstrated (active area 0.16cm2).
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