Deliverables Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1) Launch of website and Social Media Plan Launch of website and Social Media Plan. External communication plan and communications channels. (related to tasks 7.1 and 7.3) Documents, reports (4) Final design of highly reflective rear contact layer including the passivation functionality Highly reflective rear contact layer in accordance with all the project objectives and including the passivation functionality. Solar cell with a highly reflective rear contact layer, resulting in the same JSC values for ultra-thin CIGS devices on steel substrates as for the reference thick CIGS devices on glass substrates. Report on Jsc values from experiment with and without the reflective layer and with thin and thick CIGS layers. (related to task 2.1 and 2.2) Technical report on device reliability and stability Technical report on device reliability and stability: Technical report on the failure study of the fabricated devices, with suggestions to improve the stability and reliability of the developed Technologies. (related to task 4.3) Demonstrator module with 16% efficiency Demonstrator module on insulated steel substrate with passivation and back reflector at 16% efficiency. Report on measurement results. related to task 5.1 High efficiency ultrathin CIGS (<0.5µm) solar cell exhibiting 21% efficiency on steel and 23% efficiency on glass High efficiency ultrathin CIGS (<0.5μm) solar cell exhibiting 21% efficiency on steel and 23% efficiency on glass. Report from certification of cell results. (related to tasks 3.1 and 3.2) Publications Peer reviewed articles (15) Decoupling of Optical and Electrical Properties of Rear Contact CIGS Solar Cells Author(s): Jose M. V. Cunha, Paulo A. Fernandes, Pedro M. P. Salome, Tomas S. Lopes, Sourav Bose, Adam Hultqvist, Wei-Chao Chen, Olivier Donzel-Gargand, Rodrigo M. Ribeiro, Antonio J. N. Oliveira, Marika Edoff Published in: IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, Issue 9/6, 2019, Page(s) 1857-1862, ISSN 2156-3381 Publisher: IEEE Electron Devices Society DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2019.2933357 Light management design in ultra-thin chalcopyrite photovoltaic devices by employing optical modelling Author(s): M. Kovacic, J. Krc, B. Lipovsek, W.-C. Chen, M. Edoff, P.J. Bolt, J. van Deelen, M. Zhukova, J. Lontchi, D. Flandre, P. Salomé, M. Topic Published in: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Issue 200, 2019, Page(s) 109933, ISSN 0927-0248 Publisher: Elsevier BV DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2019.109933 Optimization of Back Contact Grid Size in Al 2 O 3 -Rear-Passivated Ultrathin CIGS PV Cells by 2-D Simulations Author(s): Jackson Lontchi, Maria Zhukova, Milan Kovacic, Janez Krc, Wei-Chao Chen, Marika Edoff, Sourav Bose, Pedro M. P. Salome, Julie Goffard, Andrea Cattoni, L. Gouillart, Stephane Collin, Viktoria Gusak, Denis Flandre Published in: IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, Issue 10/6, 2020, Page(s) 1908-1917, ISSN 2156-3381 Publisher: IEEE Electron Devices Society DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2020.3012631 Rear Optical Reflection and Passivation Using a Nanopatterned Metal/Dielectric Structure in Thin-Film Solar Cells Author(s): Tomas S. Lopes, Jose M. V. Cunha, Sourav Bose, Joao R. S. Barbosa, Jerome Borme, Olivier Donzel-Gargand, Celia Rocha, Ricardo Silva, Adam Hultqvist, Wei-Chao Chen, Ana G. Silva, Marika Edoff, Paulo A. Fernandes, Pedro M. P. Salome Published in: IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, Issue 9/5, 2019, Page(s) 1421-1427, ISSN 2156-3381 Publisher: IEEE Electron Devices Society DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2019.2922323 Encapsulation of Nanostructures in a Dielectric Matrix Providing Optical Enhancement in Ultrathin Solar Cells Author(s): António J. N. Oliveira, Jessica de Wild, Kevin Oliveira, Beatriz A. Valença, Jennifer P. Teixeira, Joana R. L. Guerreiro, Sara Abalde-Cela, Tomás S. Lopes, Rodrigo M. Ribeiro, José M. V. Cunha, Marco A. Curado, Margarida Monteiro, André Violas, Ana Gomes Silva, Marta Prado, Paulo A. Fernandes, Bart Vermang, Pedro M. P. Salomé Published in: Solar RRL, Issue 4/11, 2020, Page(s) 2000310, ISSN 2367-198X Publisher: Wiley DOI: 10.1002/solr.202000310 Recombination Channels in Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 Thin Films: Impact of the Ga-Profile Author(s): Jennifer P. Teixeira, Ricardo B. L. Vieira, Bruno P. Falcão, Marika Edoff, Pedro M. P. Salomé, Joaquim P. Leitão Published in: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Issue 124/23, 2020, Page(s) 12295-12304, ISSN 1932-7447 Publisher: American Chemical Society DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c02622 Optical Lithography Patterning of SiO 2 Layers for Interface Passivation of Thin Film Solar Cells Author(s): Sourav Bose, José M. V. Cunha, Sunil Suresh, Jessica De Wild, Tomás S. Lopes, João R. S. Barbosa, Ricardo Silva, Jérôme Borme, Paulo A. Fernandes, Bart Vermang, Pedro M. P. Salomé Published in: Solar RRL, Issue 2/12, 2018, Page(s) 1800212, ISSN 2367-198X Publisher: Wiley DOI: 10.1002/solr.201800212 Optimisation of rear reflectance in ultra-thin CIGS solar cells towards >20% efficiency Author(s): Olivier Poncelet, Ratan Kotipalli, Bart Vermang, Angus Macleod, Laurent A. Francis, Denis Flandre Published in: Solar Energy, Issue 146, 2017, Page(s) 443-452, ISSN 0038-092X Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2017.03.001 Passivation of Interfaces in Thin Film Solar Cells: Understanding the Effects of a Nanostructured Rear Point Contact Layer Author(s): Pedro M. P. Salomé, Bart Vermang, Rodrigo Ribeiro-Andrade, Jennifer P. Teixeira, José M. V. Cunha, Manuel J. Mendes, Sirazul Haque, Jêrome Borme, Hugo Águas, Elvira Fortunato, Rodrigo Martins, Juan C. González, Joaquim P. Leitão, Paulo A. Fernandes, Marika Edoff, Sascha Sadewasser Published in: Advanced Materials Interfaces, Issue 5/2, 2018, Page(s) 1701101, ISSN 2196-7350 Publisher: WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co DOI: 10.1002/admi.201701101 Addressing the impact of rear surface passivation mechanisms on ultra-thin Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 solar cell performances using SCAPS 1-D model Author(s): R. Kotipalli, O. Poncelet, G. Li, Y. Zeng, L.A. Francis, B. Vermang, D. Flandre Published in: Solar Energy, Issue 157, 2017, Page(s) 603-613, ISSN 0038-092X Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd. DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2017.08.055 Light Trapping in Ultrathin CIGS Solar Cells with Nanostructured Back Mirrors Author(s): Julie Goffard, Clement Colin, Fabien Mollica, Andrea Cattoni, Christophe Sauvan, Philippe Lalanne, Jean-Francois Guillemoles, Negar Naghavi, Stephane Collin Published in: IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, Issue 7/5, 2017, Page(s) 1433-1441, ISSN 2156-3381 Publisher: IEEE Electron Devices Society DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2017.2726566 A morphological and electronic study of ultrathin rear passivated Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells Author(s): S. Bose, J.M.V. Cunha, J. Borme, W.C. Chen, N.S. Nilsson, J.P. Teixeira, J. Gaspar, J.P. Leitão, M. Edoff, P.A. Fernandes, P.M.P. Salomé Published in: Thin Solid Films, Issue 671, 2019, Page(s) 77-84, ISSN 0040-6090 Publisher: Elsevier Sequoia DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2018.12.028 Light Trapping in Ultrathin CIGS Solar Cells with Nanostructured Back Mirrors Author(s): Julie Goffard, Clement Colin, Fabien Mollica, Andrea Cattoni, Christophe Sauvan, Philippe Lalanne, Jean-Francois Guillemoles, Negar Naghavi, Stephane Collin Published in: IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, Issue 7/5, 2017, Page(s) 1433-1441, ISSN 2156-3381 Publisher: IEEE Electron Devices Society DOI: 10.1109/jphotov.2017.2726566 High‐Performance and Industrially Viable Nanostructured SiO x Layers for Interface Passivation in Thin Film Solar Cells Author(s): José M. V. Cunha, Kevin Oliveira, Jackson Lontchi, Tomás S. Lopes, Marco A. Curado, João R. S. Barbosa, Carlos Vinhais, Wei-Chao Chen, Jérôme Borme, Helder Fonseca, João Gaspar, Denis Flandre, Marika Edoff, Ana G. Silva, Jennifer P. Teixeira, Paulo A. Fernandes, Pedro M. P. Salomé Published in: Solar RRL, 2020, Page(s) 2000534, ISSN 2367-198X Publisher: Wiley DOI: 10.1002/solr.202000534 Understanding the AC Equivalent Circuit Response of Ultrathin Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 Solar Cells Author(s): Jose M.V. Cunha, Celia Rocha, Carlos Vinhais, Paulo A. Fernandes, Pedro M. P. Salome Published in: IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, Issue 9/5, 2019, Page(s) 1442-1448, ISSN 2156-3381 Publisher: IEEE Electron Devices Society DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2019.2927918 Conference proceedings (1) Equivalent Circuit For AC Response of Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 Thin Film Solar Cells Author(s): J. M. V. Cunha, C. Rocha, C. Vinhais, P. A. Fernandes, P. M. P. Salome Published in: 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2019, Page(s) 0923-0927, ISBN 978-1-7281-0494-2 Publisher: IEEE DOI: 10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980822 Searching for OpenAIRE data... There was an error trying to search data from OpenAIRE No results available
