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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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Rechid, J., A. Kampmann, and R. Reineke-Koch. "Characterising superstrate CIS solar cells with electron beam induced current." Thin Solid Films 361-362 (February 2000): 198–202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0040-6090(99)00793-2.

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Heinemann, M. D., D. Greiner, T. Unold, R. Klenk, H. W. Schock, R. Schlatmann, and C. A. Kaufmann. "The Importance of Sodium Control in CIGSe Superstrate Solar Cells." IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics 5, no. 1 (January 2015): 378–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/jphotov.2014.2360332.

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Luo, Miao, Meiying Leng, Xinsheng Liu, Jie Chen, Chao Chen, Sikai Qin, and Jiang Tang. "Thermal evaporation and characterization of superstrate CdS/Sb2Se3 solar cells." Applied Physics Letters 104, no. 17 (April 28, 2014): 173904. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4874878.

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Haug, F. J., D. Rudmann, H. Zogg, and A. N. Tiwari. "Light soaking effects in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 superstrate solar cells." Thin Solid Films 431-432 (May 2003): 431–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0040-6090(03)00187-1.

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Haug, F. J., M. Krejci, H. Zogg, A. N. Tiwari, M. Kirsch, and S. Siebentritt. "Characterization of CuGa x Se y /ZnO for superstrate solar cells." Thin Solid Films 361-362 (February 2000): 239–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0040-6090(99)00780-4.

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Heinemann, M. D., F. Ruske, D. Greiner, A. R. Jeong, M. Rusu, B. Rech, R. Schlatmann, and C. A. Kaufmann. "Advantageous light management in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 superstrate solar cells." Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 150 (June 2016): 76–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2016.02.005.

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Vigil-Galán, O., D. Jiménez-Olarte, G. Contreras-Puente, and Maykel Courel. "SnO2buffer layer deposition for thin film solar cells with superstrate configuration." Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy 7, no. 1 (January 2015): 013115. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4906983.

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Larsen, J. K., H. Simchi, P. Xin, K. Kim, and W. N. Shafarman. "Backwall superstrate configuration for ultrathin Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells." Applied Physics Letters 104, no. 3 (January 20, 2014): 033901. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4862651.

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Cho, Jin Woo, Se Jin Park, Woong Kim, and Byoung Koun Min. "Fabrication of nanocrystal ink based superstrate-type CuInS2thin film solar cells." Nanotechnology 23, no. 26 (June 15, 2012): 265401. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/23/26/265401.

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Kim, Ka-Hyun, Samir Kasouit, Erik V. Johnson, and Pere Roca i Cabarrocas. "Substrate versus superstrate configuration for stable thin film silicon solar cells." Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 119 (December 2013): 124–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2013.05.045.

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Amin, Nowshad, Mohammad Rezaul Karim, and Zeid Abdullah ALOthman. "Optical Losses of Frontal Layers in Superstrate CdS/CdTe Solar Cells Using OPAL2." Coatings 11, no. 8 (August 6, 2021): 943. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/coatings11080943.

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In this paper, optical losses in CdS/CdTe solar cells are calculated on the basis of the designated reflective index of various frontal layers using an OPAL2 calculator for the first time. Two types of glass (0.1 mm ultra-thin Schott and 1.1 mm standard borosilicate glass) were assumed to be coated by different Transparent-Conducting-Oxides (TCOs) such as SnO2:F, ZnO:Al, and ITO forming frontal layers for CdS/CdTe solar cells in superstrate configuration. Absorption, reflectance, transmittance, and consequently optical bandgap energies are calculated as a function of common thicknesses, used in the literature. The results show that an increase in TCO thickness led to a decrease in optical band gap as well as an enhancement in contact potential difference, which can deteriorate device performance. The optimum thickness of 100 nm for SnO2:F was calculated, while 200 nm for ZnO:Al and ITO show reasonable optical losses caused by reflections at the interfaces’ and the layer’s absorption. It is seen that 80 to 150 nm CdS on ITO might be an effective range to satisfy a high short circuit current and low defect densities at the CdS/CdTe interface. Finally, a minimum 2 μm thickness for the CdTe on the ultra-thin Schott glass coated by optimum layers can result in the highest short circuit current of 28.69 mA/cm2. This work offers a practical equivalent strategy to be applied for any superstrate solar cells containing TCO and CdS frontal layers.

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Isabella, O., S. Solntsev, D. Caratelli, and M. Zeman. "3-D optical modeling of single and multi-junction thin-film silicon solar cells on gratings." MRS Proceedings 1426 (2012): 149–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/opl.2012.897.

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ABSTRACTThree-dimensional (3-D) optical modeling based on Finite Element Method of single, double, and triple junction thin-film silicon solar cells is presented. The combination of front periodic gratings with optimal geometrical parameters and rear ZnO/Ag reflector constitutes an efficient light trapping scheme for solar cells in superstrate (pin) configuration. The application of optimized trapezoidal 1-D and 2-D gratings resulted in 25.5% (1-D case) and 32.5% (2-D case) increase in photo-current density with respect to the flat solar cell. The application of inverted pyramidal 2-D gratings in double and triple junction silicon solar cells with very thin absorber layers resulted in a photo-current density > 11 mA/cm2 and > 9 mA/cm2, respectively.

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Cheshme Khavar, A. H., A. R. Mahjoub, and N. Taghavinia. "Low-temperature solution-based processing to 7.24% efficient superstrate CuInS2 solar cells." Solar Energy 157 (November 2017): 581–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2017.08.053.

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Franckevičius, Marius, Vidas Pakštas, Giedrė Grincienė, Egidijus Kamarauskas, Raimondas Giraitis, Jonas Nekrasovas, Algirdas Selskis, Remigijus Juškėnas, and Gediminas Niaura. "Efficiency improvement of superstrate CZTSSe solar cells processed by spray pyrolysis approach." Solar Energy 185 (June 2019): 283–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2019.04.072.

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Myong, Seung Yeop, La Sun Jeon, and Seong Won Kwon. "Superstrate type flexible thin-film Si solar cells using flexible glass substrates." Thin Solid Films 550 (January 2014): 705–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2013.11.039.

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Ryo, Toshihiro, Duy-Cuong Nguyen, Motohito Nakagiri, Noriaki Toyoda, Hiroaki Matsuyoshi, and Seigo Ito. "Characterization of superstrate type CuInS2 solar cells deposited by spray pyrolysis method." Thin Solid Films 519, no. 21 (August 2011): 7184–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2010.12.176.

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Nghiem, Bernard, and David Le Bellac. "Transparent conducting oxides superstrate for thin film solar cells: an industrial prospective." International Journal of Nanotechnology 6, no. 9 (2009): 870. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijnt.2009.026746.

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Payno, David, Samrana Kazim, Manuel Salado, and Shahzada Ahmad. "Sulfurization temperature effects on crystallization and performance of superstrate CZTS solar cells." Solar Energy 224 (August 2021): 1136–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2021.06.038.

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Bergmann, R. B., T. J. Rinke, R. M. Hausner, M. Grauvogl, M. Vetter, and J. H. Werner. "Thin film solar cells on glass by transfer of monocrystalline Si films." International Journal of Photoenergy 1, no. 2 (1999): 89–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/s1110662x99000173.

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Thin film solar cells based on monocrystalline Si films are transferred to a glass superstrate. Chemical vapor deposition serves to epitaxially deposit Si on quasi-monocrystalline Si films obtained from thermal crystallization of a double layer porous Si film on a Si wafer. A separation layer that forms during this crystallization process allows one to separate the epitaxial layer on top of the quasi-monocrystalline film from the starting Si wafer. We presently achieve an independently confirmed solar cell conversion efficiency of 9:26%. Ray tracing studies in combination with electrical device simulation indicate an efficiency potential of around 17% using simple device processing and moderate assumptions on minority carrier lifetime and surface recombination.

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de Jong, M. M., J. K. Rath, and R. E. I. Schropp. "Very Thin Micromorph Tandem Solar Cells Deposited at Low Substrate Temperature." MRS Proceedings 1426 (2012): 45–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/opl.2012.860.

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ABSTRACTAs an alternative to crystalline silicon or thin film solar cells on rigid glass substrates, we aim to fabricate amorphous silicon (a-Si)/nanocrystalline silicon (nc-Si) tandem thin film solar cells on cheap flexible substrates. We have chosen polycarbonate as the superstrate and adapted the a-Si and nc-Si deposition processes for deposition at a maximum temperature of 130°. Because a-Si deposited at low temperatures has a high band gap, we were able to fabricate very thin (<1.2 μm) a-Si/nc-Si solar cells, because the high band gap of the a-Si shifts the current generation more towards the bottom cell, allowing for a much thinner (900 nm) bottom cell. The somewhat lower Jsc of the complete cell is partly compensated by a higher Vocwhich results in an initial conversion efficiency of 9.5% for the low temperature tandem solar cells on glass.

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Ye, Jian Min. "Efficiency Organic/Inorganic Composite Thin Film Solar Cells." Advanced Materials Research 805-806 (September 2013): 3–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.805-806.3.

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The development of CdTe/CdS solar cells on flexible substrates is reviewed in this article. Photovoltaic structures on lightweight and flexible substrates have several advantages over the heavy glass based structures in both terrestrial and space applications. The cells mounted on flexible foil are not fragile, the requirements of the supporting structures are minimum and they can be wrapped onto any suitably oriented or curved structures. The specific power of the solar cells is an important factor in space applications and hence development of photovoltaic devices on light weight substrates is interesting. CdTe is one of the leading candidates for photovoltaic applications due to its optimum band gap for the efficient photo-conversion and robustness for industrial production with a variety of film preparation methods. Flexible solar cells with conversion efficiencies exceeding 11% have been developed on polyimide foils. The development of CdTe devices on metallic substrates is impeded due to the lack of a proper ohmic contact between CdTe and the substrate. The polymer substrate has the advantage that the devices can be prepared in both superstrate and substrate configurations.

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Vehse, Martin, Stefan Geißendörfer, Tobias Voss, Jan-Peter Richters, Benedikt Schumacher, Karsten von Maydell, and Carsten Agert. "Investigation on Nanorod TCO Light-trapping for a-Si:H Solar Cells in Superstrate Configuration." MRS Proceedings 1426 (2012): 111–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/opl.2012.1017.

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ABSTRACTLight trapping due to rough transparent conductive oxide (TCO) surfaces is a common and industrially applied technique in thin film silicon solar cells. In this study, we demonstrate a novel light trapping solution using electrochemically deposited, highly doped zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorod arrays which goes beyond standard light management concepts. The n-doped ZnO rods enable the application as front electrode in superstrate configuration. We explain our experimental results by multidimensional solar cell simulations and show how the nanorod array geometry influences the cell performance. The requirement is demonstrated to choose an appropriate average nanorod distance which strongly influences the electrical cell characteristics. The results clearly outline the potential of TCO nanorod technology for enhanced light trapping.

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Wu, Qian Qiong, and Xiao Ying Chang. "High Performance Flexible Solar Cells with CdTe Thin Film." Applied Mechanics and Materials 209-211 (October 2012): 1754–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.209-211.1754.

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The development of CdTe/CdS solar cells on flexible substrates is reviewed in this article. Photovoltaic structures on lightweight and flexible substrates have several advantages over the heavy glass based structures in both terrestrial and space applications. The cells mounted on flexible foil are not fragile, the requirements of the supporting structures are minimum and they can be wrapped onto any suitably oriented or curved structures. The specific power of the solar cells is an important factor in space applications and hence development of photovoltaic devices on light weight substrates is interesting. CdTe is one of the leading candidates for photovoltaic applications due to its optimum band gap for the efficient photo-conversion and robustness for industrial production with a variety of film preparation methods. Flexible solar cells with conversion efficiencies exceeding 11% have been developed on polyimide foils. The development of CdTe devices on metallic substrates is impeded due to the lack of a proper ohmic contact between CdTe and the substrate. The polymer substrate has the advantage that the devices can be prepared in both “superstrate” and “substrate” configurations.

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Sun, Nan Hai. "Efficiency Inorganic Thin Film Solar Cells with Flexible Substrate." Applied Mechanics and Materials 217-219 (November 2012): 686–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.217-219.686.

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The development of CdTe/CdS solar cells on flexible substrates is reviewed in this article. Photovoltaic structures on lightweight and flexible substrates have several advantages over the heavy glass based structures in both terrestrial and space applications. The cells mounted on flexible foil are not fragile, the requirements of the supporting structures are minimum and they can be wrapped onto any suitably oriented or curved structures. The specific power of the solar cells is an important factor in space applications and hence development of photovoltaic devices on light weight substrates is interesting. CdTe is one of the leading candidates for photovoltaic applications due to its optimum band gap for the efficient photo-conversion and robustness for industrial production with a variety of film preparation methods. Flexible solar cells with conversion efficiencies exceeding 11% have been developed on polyimide foils. The development of CdTe devices on metallic substrates is impeded due to the lack of a proper ohmic contact between CdTe and the substrate. The polymer substrate has the advantage that the devices can be prepared in both “superstrate” and “substrate” configurations.

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Dore, Jonathon, Rhett Evans, Bonne D. Eggleston, Sergey Varlamov, and Martin A. Green. "Intermediate Layers for Thin-Film Polycrystalline Silicon Solar Cells on Glass Formed by Diode Laser Crystallization." MRS Proceedings 1426 (2012): 63–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/opl.2012.866.

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ABSTRACTIntermediate layers between silicon and borosilicate glass are investigated for compatibility with a diode laser crystallization technique for fabrication of thin-film polycrystalline silicon solar cells. SiCx, SiNx and SiOx layers or multilayer stacks of these materials have allowed silicon films of 10μm thickness to be successfully crystallized by diode laser irradiation without dewetting, with each option offering different advantages. SiCx allows the most robust crystallization process, while SiOx is the best barrier to contamination and the most stable layer. SiNx offers the best anti-reflection coating for superstrate configured solar cells. Presently, best device performance is achieved with a SiOxintermediate layer with cells achieving up to ∼540 mV open-circuit voltage.

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Grunsky, D., M. Kupich, and B. Schröder. "Optimisation of superstrate solar cells entirely prepared by HWCVD at low substrate temperature." Thin Solid Films 501, no. 1-2 (April 2006): 280–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2005.07.219.

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Jäger, Klaus, Grit Köppel, Martin Hammerschmidt, Sven Burger, and Christiane Becker. "On accurate simulations of thin-film solar cells with a thick glass superstrate." Optics Express 26, no. 2 (December 14, 2017): A99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/oe.26.000a99.

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Osada, Shintaro, Yasuhiro Abe, Takaya Anegawa, Takashi Minemoto, and Hideyuki Takakura. "Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells with superstrate structure using lift-off process." Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 95, no. 1 (January 2011): 223–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2010.03.033.

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Minemoto, Takashi, Shinya Harada, and Hideyuki Takakura. "Cu(In,Ga)Se2 superstrate-type solar cells with Zn1−xMgxO buffer layers." Current Applied Physics 12, no. 1 (January 2012): 171–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cap.2011.05.030.

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Boccard, Mathieu, Matthieu Despeisse, and Christophe Ballif. "Innovative Device Architecture for High Efficiency Thin Film Silicon Solar Cells." MRS Proceedings 1426 (2012): 131–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/opl.2012.889.

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ABSTRACTThe challenge for all photovoltaic technologies is to maximize light absorption, convert photons with minimal losses to electrical charges and efficiently extract them towards the electrical circuit. For thin film silicon solar cells, a compromise must be found as light trapping is usually performed through textured interfaces, that are detrimental to the subsequent growth of dense and high quality silicon layers. We introduce here the concept of smoothening intermediate reflecting layers (IRL), enabling to combine high currents and good electrical quality in Micromorph devices in the superstrate configuration. After exposing the motivation for such structures, we validate the concept by showing a VOCenhancement when employing a polished silicon-oxide-based IRL. Shunting issues and additional reflection losses are pointed out with such technique, highlighting the need to develop alternative techniques for an efficient morphology adaptation before the microcrystalline silicon cell growth.

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Liu, Jun-Chin, Chen-Cheng Lin, Yu-Hung Chen, Chien-Liang Wu, Chia-Ming Fan, Yu-Ming Wang, and Chung-Yuan Kung. "Enhancing Light-Trapping Properties of Amorphous Si Thin-Film Solar Cells Containing High-Reflective Silver Conductors Fabricated Using a Nonvacuum Process." International Journal of Photoenergy 2014 (2014): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/627127.

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We proposed a low-cost and highly reflective liquid organic sheet silver conductor using back contact reflectors in amorphous silicon (a-Si) single junction superstrate configuration thin-film solar cells produced using a nonvacuum screen printing process. A comparison of silver conductor samples with vacuum-system-sputtered silver samples indicated that the short-circuit current density (Jsc) of sheet silver conductor cells was higher than 1.25 mA/cm2. Using external quantum efficiency measurements, the sheet silver conductor using back contact reflectors in cells was observed to effectively enhance the light-trapping ability in a long wavelength region (between 600 nm and 800 nm). Consequently, we achieved an optimal initial active area efficiency and module conversion efficiency of 9.02% and 6.55%, respectively, for the a-Si solar cells. The results indicated that the highly reflective sheet silver conductor back contact reflector layer prepared using a nonvacuum process is a suitable candidate for high-performance a-Si thin-film solar cells.

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Eisenhauer, D., C. T. Trinh, D. Amkreutz, and C. Becker. "Light management in crystalline silicon thin-film solar cells with imprint-textured glass superstrate." Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 200 (September 2019): 109928. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2019.109928.

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Negami, Takayuki, Mikihiko Nishitani, Mitsusuke Ikeda, and Takahiro Wada. "Preparation of CuInSe2 films on large grain CdS films for superstrate-type solar cells." Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 35 (September 11, 1994): 215–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0927-0248(94)90143-0.

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Brammer, T., W. Reetz, N. Senoussaoui, O. Vetterl, O. Kluth, B. Rech, H. Stiebig, and H. Wagner. "Optical properties of silicon-based thin-film solar cells in substrate and superstrate configuration." Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 74, no. 1-4 (October 2002): 469–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0927-0248(02)00109-5.

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Bouchama, I., K. Djessas, F. Djahli, and A. Bouloufa. "Simulation approach for studying the performances of original superstrate CIGS thin films solar cells." Thin Solid Films 519, no. 21 (August 2011): 7280–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2011.01.182.

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van Embden, Joel, Joao O. Mendes, Jacek J. Jasieniak, Anthony S. R. Chesman, and Enrico Della Gaspera. "Solution-Processed CuSbS2 Thin Films and Superstrate Solar Cells with CdS/In2S3 Buffer Layers." ACS Applied Energy Materials 3, no. 8 (August 7, 2020): 7885–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.0c01296.

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Lai, Kuang-Chieh, Fu-Ji Tsai, Jen-Hung Wang, Chih-Hung Yeh, and Mau-Phon Houng. "Wet-etch texturing of ZnO:Ga back layer on superstrate-type microcrystalline silicon solar cells." Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 95, no. 7 (July 2011): 1583–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2011.02.011.

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Nakada, Tokio, Tomoyuki Kume, Takahiro Mise, and Akio Kunioka. "Superstrate-Type Cu(In, Ga)Se2 Thin Film Solar Cells with ZnO Buffer Layers." Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 37, Part 2, No. 5A (May 1, 1998): L499—L501. http://dx.doi.org/10.1143/jjap.37.l499.

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Liu, Jiaming, Ming Zhang, and Xiaodong Feng. "Simulation of graded bandgap on the performance of back-wall superstrate CIGS solar cells." Optik 172 (November 2018): 1172–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2018.07.084.

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Olivares, Antonio J., Ismael Cosme, Maria Elena Sanchez-Vergara, Svetlana Mansurova, Julio C. Carrillo, Hiram E. Martinez, and Adrian Itzmoyotl. "Nanostructural Modification of PEDOT:PSS for High Charge Carrier Collection in Hybrid Frontal Interface of Solar Cells." Polymers 11, no. 6 (June 11, 2019): 1034. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym11061034.

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In this work, we propose poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) material to form a hybrid heterojunction with amorphous silicon-based materials for high charge carrier collection at the frontal interface of solar cells. The nanostructural characteristics of PEDOT:PSS layers were modified using post-treatment techniques via isopropyl alcohol (IPA). Atomic force microscopy (AFM), Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR), and Raman spectroscopy demonstrated conformational changes and nanostructural reorganization in the surface of the polymer in order to tailor hybrid interface to be used in the heterojunctions of inorganic solar cells. To prove this concept, hybrid polymer/amorphous silicon solar cells were fabricated. The hybrid PEDOT:PSS/buffer/a-Si:H heterojunction demonstrated high transmittance, reduction of electron diffusion, and enhancement of the internal electric field. Although the structure was a planar superstrate-type configuration and the PEDOT:PSS layer was exposed to glow discharge, the hybrid solar cell reached high efficiency compared to that in similar hybrid solar cells with substrate-type configuration and that in textured well-optimized amorphous silicon solar cells fabricated at low temperature. Thus, we demonstrate that PEDOT:PSS is fully tailored and compatible material with plasma processes and can be a substitute for inorganic p-type layers in inorganic solar cells and related devices with improvement of performance and simplification of fabrication process.

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