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Journal articles on the topic "Superstrate Solar Cells"

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Balboul, M. R., A. Jasenek, O. Chernykh, U. Rau, and H. W. Schock. "CuGaSe2-based superstrate solar cells." Thin Solid Films 387, no. 1-2 (May 2001): 74–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0040-6090(00)01711-9.

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Wu, Jing Jin, Hong Cai Wu, and Ce Zhou Zhao. "CdTe Solar Cells on Flexible Metallic Substrates." Advanced Materials Research 535-537 (June 2012): 2075–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.535-537.2075.

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After reviewing the development of CdTe solar cells, the merits of superstrate and substrate configuration have been discussed. Then, the material process techniques are investigated according to their application, following with discuss at the challenges.

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Nguyen, Duy-Cuong, Kenji Takehara, Toshihiro Ryo, and Seigo Ito. "Back Contact Materials for Superstrate CuInS2 Solar Cells." Energy Procedia 10 (2011): 49–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2011.10.151.

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Golobostanfard, Mohammad Reza, and Hossein Abdizadeh. "All solution processable graded CIGS solar cells fabricated using electrophoretic deposition." RSC Advances 6, no. 14 (2016): 11903–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5ra26315h.

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Yan, Rongjing, Li Kang, Yuxiu Sun, and Jingbo Zhang. "Solution-processed Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film with mixed solvent and its application in superstrate structure solar cells." RSC Advances 8, no. 21 (2018): 11469–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c8ra01095a.

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Yin, Yunfeng, Nasim Sahraei, Selvaraj Venkataraj, Sonya Calnan, Sven Ring, Bernd Stannowski, Rutger Schlatmann, Armin G. Aberle, and Rolf Stangl. "Light Scattering and Current Enhancement for Microcrystalline Silicon Thin-Film Solar Cells on Aluminium-Induced Texture Glass Superstrates with Double Texture." International Journal of Photoenergy 2015 (2015): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/358276.

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Microcrystalline silicon (μc-Si:H) thin-film solar cells are processed on glass superstrates having both micro- and nanoscale surface textures. The microscale texture is realised at the glass surface, using the aluminium-induced texturing (AIT) method, which is an industrially feasible process enabling a wide range of surface feature sizes (i.e., 700 nm–3 μm) of the textured glass. The nanoscale texture is made by conventional acid etching of the sputter-deposited transparent conductive oxide (TCO). The influence of the resulting “double texture” on the optical scattering is investigated by means of atomic force microscopy (AFM) (studying the surface topology), haze measurements (studying scattering into air), and short-circuit current enhancement measurements (studying scattering into silicon). A predicted enhanced optical scattering efficiency is experimentally proven by a short-circuit current enhancementΔIscof up to 1.6 mA/cm2(7.7% relative increase) compared to solar cells fabricated on a standard superstrate, that is, planar glass covered with nanotextured TCO. Enhancing the autocorrelation length (or feature size) of the AIT superstrates might have the large potential to improve theμc-Si:H thin-film solar cell efficiency, by reducing the shunting probability of the device while maintaining a high optical scattering performance.

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Sahraei, Nasim, Selvaraj Venkataraj, Premachandran Vayalakkara, and Armin G. Aberle. "Optical Absorption Enhancement in Amorphous Silicon Films and Solar Cell Precursors Using the Aluminum-Induced Glass Texturing Method." International Journal of Photoenergy 2014 (2014): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/842891.

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One of the key issues of thin-film silicon solar cells is their limited optical absorptance due to the thin absorber layer and the low absorption coefficient for near-infrared wavelengths. Texturing of one or more interfaces in the layered structure of these cells is an important technique to scatter light and enhance the optical pathlength. This in turn enhances the optical absorption of the solar radiation in the absorber layer and improves the solar cell efficiency. In this paper we investigate the effects of textured glass superstrate surfaces on the optical absorptance of intrinsic a-Si:H films and a-Si:Hp-i-nthin-film solar cell precursors deposited onto them. The silicon-facing surface of the glass sheets was textured with the aluminium-induced glass texturing method (AIT method). Absorption in both intrinsic silicon films and solar cell precursor structures is found to increase strongly due to the textured glass superstrate. The increased absorption due to the AIT glass opens up the possibility to reduce the absorber layer thickness of a-Si:H solar cells.

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Aliyu, M. M., M. A. Islam, N. R. Hamzah, M. R. Karim, M. A. Matin, K. Sopian, and N. Amin. "Recent Developments of Flexible CdTe Solar Cells on Metallic Substrates: Issues and Prospects." International Journal of Photoenergy 2012 (2012): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/351381.

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This study investigates the key issues in the fabrication of CdTe solar cells on metallic substrates, their trends, and characteristics as well as effects on solar cell performance. Previous research works are reviewed while the successes, potentials, and problems of such technology are highlighted. Flexible solar cells offer several advantages in terms of production, cost, and application over glass-based types. Of all the metals studied as substrates for CdTe solar cells, molybdenum appears the most favorable candidate, while close spaced sublimation (CSS), electrodeposition (ED), magnetic sputtering (MS), and high vacuum thermal evaporation (HVE) have been found to be most common deposition technologies used for CdTe on metal foils. The advantages of these techniques include large grain size (CSS), ease of constituent control (ED), high material incorporation (MS), and low temperature process (MS, HVE, ED). These invert-structured thin film CdTe solar cells, like their superstrate counterparts, suffer from problems of poor ohmic contact at the back electrode. Thus similar strategies are applied to minimize this problem. Despite the challenges faced by flexible structures, efficiencies of up to 13.8% and 7.8% have been achieved in superstrate and substrate cell, respectively. Based on these analyses, new strategies have been proposed for obtaining cheaper, more efficient, and viable flexible CdTe solar cells of the future.

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Londhe, Priyanka U., Ashwini B. Rohom, and Nandu B. Chaure. "CuInSe2 thin film solar cells prepared by low-cost electrodeposition techniques from a non-aqueous bath." RSC Advances 5, no. 109 (2015): 89635–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5ra18315d.

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Highly crystalline and stoichiometric CIS thin films have been electrodeposited from non-aqueous bath at temperature 130 °C. Superstrate solar cell structure (FTO/CdS/CIS/Au) exhibited 4.5% power conversion efficiency.

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Hernández-Gutiérrez, C. A., O. Vigil Galán, S. Melo, E. Rodriguez, and Yu Kudriavtsev. "The role of SnO2 high resistivity transparent layer deposited onto commercial conducting glass as front contact in superstrate configuration thin films solar cells technology: influence of the deposition technique." Revista Mexicana de Física 65, no. 5 Sept-Oct (September 2, 2019): 554. http://dx.doi.org/10.31349/revmexfis.65.554.

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The deposition of a high resistivity transparent (HRT) oxide between a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) and the window CdS has demonstrated the improvement of performance of CdS/CdTe solar cells, fabricated in the superstrate-configuration. In this work the influence of the pneumatic spray pyrolysis (PSP) and magnetron sputtering techniques on the properties TCO/SnO2/CdS structure through the deposition of the intermediate SnO2 between the commercial conducting glass and CdS window is presented by means of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS), and contact resistance, calculated using transmission line method (TLM), in order to reduce the front contact resistance in devices with superstrate-configuration. The results of this work are applicable to other solar cells in the same configuration as the recent solar cells based on the compound Sb2Se3, where the use of this type of HRT has not been studied.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Superstrate Solar Cells"

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Ramalingam, Madhan Raj. "Cadmium zinc telluride solar cells by close spaced sublimation." [Tampa, Fla.] : University of South Florida, 2004. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/SFE0000408.

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Chen, Jie. "Spectroscopic Ellipsometry Studies of II-VI Semiconductor Materials and Solar Cells." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1286813480.

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Heinemann, Marc Daniel [Verfasser], Bernd [Akademischer Betreuer] Rech, Michael [Gutachter] Powalla, Bernd [Gutachter] Rech, and Susan [Gutachter] Schorr. "CIGSe superstrate solar cells : growth and characterization of CIGSe thin films on transparent conductive oxides / Marc Daniel Heinemann ; Gutachter: Michael Powalla, Bernd Rech, Susan Schorr ; Betreuer: Bernd Rech." Berlin : Technische Universität Berlin, 2016. http://d-nb.info/115618021X/34.

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Walsh, Timothy M. Photovoltaics &amp Renewable Energy Engineering Faculty of Engineering UNSW. "Metallisation and interconnection of polycrystalline silicon thin-film solar cells on glass superstrates." Awarded by:University of New South Wales, 2006. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/35216.

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Thin-film photovoltaics seem set to become a large part of future photovoltaic production worldwide, due to the fact that thin-film photovoltaic modules have the potential to be manufactured for a significantly lower cost per peak Watt of photovoltaic electricity produced than traditional wafer-based photovoltaic modules. Of particular interest are polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) thin-film photovoltaic devices on foreign supporting superstrates such as glass, because they combine the best features of wafer-based modules (long-term stability, vast manufacturing experience) with the best features of thin-film modules (lower materials cost, and monolithic construction techniques). Since polycrystalline silicon thin-film solar cells on glass superstrates are a relatively recent development in photovoltaics, there remains much scope for the investigation and implementation of novel metallisation and interconnection schemes. This thesis is concerned with the invention and development of metallisation and interconnection schemes for this new photovoltaic material, poly-Si on glass. In this thesis, several new metallisation and interconnection schemes for poly-Si solar cells on glass superstrates were invented and investigated: - The sequential metallisation and interconnection scheme, which is based on cells with interdigitated n-type and p-type contacts, and subsequent inter-connection of individual cells. - The metal-free interconnection scheme, which relies on laser-doping of regions of the silicon film to interconnect adjacent cells, and does not require metal contacts. - The spanning-gap interconnection scheme, which involves laser-scribing of the silicon film, and overdoping one sidewall of each laser scribe, then connecting adjacent cells by filling the laser scribe with metal. - The wrap-over interconnection scheme, which employs laser scribing and insulating and conductive laser-scribe sidewalls, and a metal layer which interconnects adjacent cells. Also investigated was the specific contact resistance of each type of metal-semiconductor contact used in the various interconnection schemes. The various interconnection schemes were developed to different levels of completion. The sequential metallisation and interconnection scheme yielded fully functioning mini-modules with good efficiencies. The wrap-over interconnection scheme made it to the proof of concept stage, while the other two schemes did not reach completion due to various technical difficulties and time constraints.

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Terry, Mason L. Photovoltaic &amp Renewable Energy Engineering UNSW. "Post???deposition processing of polycrystalline silicon thin???film solar cells on low???temperature glass superstrates." Awarded by:University of New South Wales. Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, 2007. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/30498.

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In polycrystalline silicon (pc-Si) thin-film solar cells, defect passivation is critical to device performance. Isoelectronic or covalently bonded impurities, hydrogenic, extended defects and defects with localized levels in the bandgap (deep level defects) are typically introduced during the fabrication of, and/or are inherent to, pc-Si thin-film solar cells. These defects dramatically affect minority carrier lifetimes. Removing and/or passivating these defects is required to maximize minority carrier lifetimes and is typically done through thermal annealing and passivation techniques. For pc-Si thin-film solar cells on low temperature glass superstrates, rapid thermal annealing (RTA) and hydrogen plasma passivation (hydrogenation) are powerful techniques to achieve effective removal and passivation of these defects. In this thesis, three silicon thin-film solar cells structures on low-temperature glass are subjected to variations in RTA high-temperature plateaus, RTA plateau times, and hydrogen plasma passivation parameters. These solar cells are referred to as ALICIA, EVA and PLASMA. By varying the RTA plateau temperature and time at plateau, the trade-off between extensive dopant diffusion and maximum defect removal is optimized. To reduce the density of point defects and to electrically activate the majority of dopants, an RTA process is shown to be essential. For all three of the thin-film solar cell structures investigated in this thesis, a shorter, higher-temperature RTA process provides the best open-circuit voltage (Voc). Extensive RTA plateau times cause excessive dopant smearing, increasing n = 2 recombination and shunt resistance losses. Hydrogenation is shown to be an essential step to achieve maximum device performance by `healing' the defects inherent to pc-Si thin-film solar cells. If the hydrogen concentration is about 1-2 times the density of oxygen in the cells as measured by secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS), the cells seem to respond best to hydrogenation, with good resultant Voc and short-circuit for all cells investigated in this thesis. The effect of hydrogen passivation on the Voc is spectacular, typically increasing it by a factor of 2 to 3.5. Hydrogen de-bonding from repeated thermal treatments at increasing temperature provides a deeper understanding of what defects exist and the nature of the defects that limit the cell voltage. The variation in RTA and hydrogenation process parameters produces significant empirical insight into the effectiveness of RTA processes for point defect removal, dopant activation, point defect and grain boundary passivation, and impurity passivation. SIMS measurements are used to determine the impurities present in the cells' bulk and the amount of hydrogen available to passivate defects. From the results presented it appears that pc-Si thin-film solar cells on low-temperature glass are a promising, and potentially lower-cost, alternative to Si wafer based cells.

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Huang, Zhiquan. "Spectroscopic Ellipsometry Studies of Thin Film a-Si:H/nc-Si:H Micromorph Solar Cell Fabrication in the p-i-n Superstrate Configuration." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1460919549.

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Conference papers on the topic "Superstrate Solar Cells"

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Nguyen, D. C., T. Ryo, and S. Ito. "Superstrate CuInS2 solar cells fabricated by spray-pyrolysis methods." In 2011 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC). IEEE, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/pvsc.2011.6186522.

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Tsai, Min An, Peichen Yu, and Hao Chung Kuo. "Potential of thin-film solar cells by using high haze diffuser superstrate." In 2011 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC). IEEE, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/pvsc.2011.6186045.

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Jäger, Klaus, Martin Hammer Schmidt, Grit Köppel, Sven Burger, and Christiane Becker. "On Accurate Simulations of Thin-Film Solar Cells With a Thick Glass Superstrate." In Optical Nanostructures and Advanced Materials for Photovoltaics. Washington, D.C.: OSA, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/pv.2016.pm3b.5.

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Nakada, T., T. Kume, and A. Kunioka. "Superstrate-type CuInSe/sub 2/ thin film solar cells with selenide buffer layers." In Conference Record of the Twenty Fifth IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - 1996. IEEE, 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/pvsc.1996.564272.

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Song, Zhaoning, Adam B. Phillips, Patrick W. Krantz, Rajendra R. Khanal, and Michael J. Heben. "Spray pyrolysis of semi-transparent backwall superstrate CuIn(S,Se)2 solar cells." In 2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC). IEEE, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/pvsc.2014.6925251.

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Chen, Jie, Puruswottam Aryal, Jian Li, Michelle N. Sestak, Lila R. Dahal, Zhiquan Huang, and R. W. Collins. "Through-the-glass spectroscopic ellipsometry of superstrate solar cells and large area panels." In 2011 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC). IEEE, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/pvsc.2011.6186699.

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Xin, Peipei, Christopher P. Thompson, Jes K. Larsen, and William N. Shafarman. "Sputtered zinc selenide buffer layers for Cu(InGa)Se2 substrate and superstrate solar cells." In 2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC). IEEE, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/pvsc.2014.6924954.

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Jeon, Jin-Wan, Jong-San Im, Sangil Park, Liang Fang, JungHo Jin, Joon-Soo Kim, Ji-Hoon Ko, Seung Cheol Yang, Byeong-Soo Bae, and Koeng Su Lim. "Flexible amorphous silicon solar cells on glass-fabric reinforced composite films in the superstrate configuration." In 2010 35th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC). IEEE, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/pvsc.2010.5614745.

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Lockau, Daniel, M. Hammerschmidt, Jan Haschke, M. Blome, F. Ruske, F. Schmidt, and B. Rech. "A comparison of scattering and non-scattering anti-reflection designs for back contacted polycrystalline thin film silicon solar cells in superstrate configuration." In SPIE Photonics Europe, edited by Ralf B. Wehrspohn and Andreas Gombert. SPIE, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2052362.

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Jang, Ji Hoon, Jeong Chul Lee, Jun-Sik Cho, Seung Yoon Lee, Hyun Min Lee, Hai Woong Park, J. Song, and K. H. Yoon. "The effect of crystallinity of p window layers on the structural and electrical properties of intrinsic μc-Si:H and superstrate solar cells." In 2009 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC). IEEE, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/pvsc.2009.5411157.

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Reports on the topic "Superstrate Solar Cells"

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Shafarman, William N. Reduced Cu(InGa)Se₂ Thickness in Solar Cells Using a Superstrate Configuration. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), March 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1177189.

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