Buried p-n junction formation in CuGaSe2 thin-film solar cells

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作者
Ishizuka, Shogo [1 ]
Yamada, Akimasa [1 ]
Fons, Paul J. [1 ]
Kamikawa-Shimizu, Yukiko [1 ]
Komaki, Hironori [1 ]
Shibata, Hajime [1 ]
Niki, Shigeru [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Inst Adv Ind Sci & Technol, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3058568, Japan
关键词
CRYSTAL-GROWTH; BAND-GAP; CUINSE2; HOMOJUNCTION; EFFICIENCY;
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10.1063/1.4861858
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
CuGaSe2/CdS interfaces and the mechanism behind the hetero p-n junction formation were investigated using solar cell devices which demonstrated about a 10% energy conversion efficiency. It was found that the CuGaSe2/CdS interface could be described as a CuGaSe2/Cu-deficient Cu-Ga-Se layer (CDL)/CdS structure and the p-n junction was located at the CuGaSe2/CDL interface that was present 50-100 nm from the CDL/CdS interface. While the difficulty of the realization of equilibrium n-type CuGaSe2 has been generally recognized, this result suggests that CDL consisting of ordered vacancy compound phases such as CuGa3Se5 can play the role of an n-type material. (C) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC.
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