Advanced aRchitectures for ultra-thin high-efficiency CIGS solar cells with high Manufacturability

Informazioni relative al progetto

ARCIGS-M

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 720887

DOI 10.3030/720887

Progetto chiuso

Data della firma CE 22 Novembre 2016

Data di avvio 1 Dicembre 2016

Data di completamento 30 Novembre 2020

Finanziato da

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Advanced materials

Costo totale € 5 078 567,50

Contributo UE € 4 498 700,88

Coordinato da

UPPSALA UNIVERSITET
Sweden

Risultati finali

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)

Pubblicazioni

Peer reviewed articles (14)

Decoupling of Optical and Electrical Properties of Rear Contact CIGS Solar Cells

Autori: 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
Pubblicato in: IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, Numero 9/6, 2019, Pagina/e 1857-1862, ISSN 2156-3381
Editore: IEEE Electron Devices Society
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2019.2933357

Light management design in ultra-thin chalcopyrite photovoltaic devices by employing optical modelling

Autori: 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
Pubblicato in: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Numero 200, 2019, Pagina/e 109933, ISSN 0927-0248
Editore: 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

Autori: 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
Pubblicato in: IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, Numero 10/6, 2020, Pagina/e 1908-1917, ISSN 2156-3381
Editore: 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

Autori: 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
Pubblicato in: IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, Numero 9/5, 2019, Pagina/e 1421-1427, ISSN 2156-3381
Editore: IEEE Electron Devices Society
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2019.2922323

Encapsulation of Nanostructures in a Dielectric Matrix Providing Optical Enhancement in Ultrathin Solar Cells

Autori: 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
Pubblicato in: Solar RRL, Numero 4/11, 2020, Pagina/e 2000310, ISSN 2367-198X
Editore: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/solr.202000310

Recombination Channels in Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 Thin Films: Impact of the Ga-Profile

Autori: Jennifer P. Teixeira, Ricardo B. L. Vieira, Bruno P. Falcão, Marika Edoff, Pedro M. P. Salomé, Joaquim P. Leitão
Pubblicato in: The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Numero 124/23, 2020, Pagina/e 12295-12304, ISSN 1932-7447
Editore: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c02622

Optical Lithography Patterning of SiO 2 Layers for Interface Passivation of Thin Film Solar Cells

Autori: 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
Pubblicato in: Solar RRL, Numero 2/12, 2018, Pagina/e 1800212, ISSN 2367-198X
Editore: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/solr.201800212

Optimisation of rear reflectance in ultra-thin CIGS solar cells towards >20% efficiency

Autori: Olivier Poncelet, Ratan Kotipalli, Bart Vermang, Angus Macleod, Laurent A. Francis, Denis Flandre
Pubblicato in: Solar Energy, Numero 146, 2017, Pagina/e 443-452, ISSN 0038-092X
Editore: 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

Autori: 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
Pubblicato in: Advanced Materials Interfaces, Numero 5/2, 2018, Pagina/e 1701101, ISSN 2196-7350
Editore: 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

Autori: R. Kotipalli, O. Poncelet, G. Li, Y. Zeng, L.A. Francis, B. Vermang, D. Flandre
Pubblicato in: Solar Energy, Numero 157, 2017, Pagina/e 603-613, ISSN 0038-092X
Editore: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2017.08.055

A morphological and electronic study of ultrathin rear passivated Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells

Autori: 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
Pubblicato in: Thin Solid Films, Numero 671, 2019, Pagina/e 77-84, ISSN 0040-6090
Editore: Elsevier Sequoia
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2018.12.028

Light Trapping in Ultrathin CIGS Solar Cells with Nanostructured Back Mirrors

Autori: Julie Goffard, Clement Colin, Fabien Mollica, Andrea Cattoni, Christophe Sauvan, Philippe Lalanne, Jean-Francois Guillemoles, Negar Naghavi, Stephane Collin
Pubblicato in: IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, Numero 7/5, 2017, Pagina/e 1433-1441, ISSN 2156-3381
Editore: 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

Autori: 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
Pubblicato in: Solar RRL, 2020, Pagina/e 2000534, ISSN 2367-198X
Editore: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/solr.202000534

Understanding the AC Equivalent Circuit Response of Ultrathin Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 Solar Cells

Autori: Jose M.V. Cunha, Celia Rocha, Carlos Vinhais, Paulo A. Fernandes, Pedro M. P. Salome
Pubblicato in: IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, Numero 9/5, 2019, Pagina/e 1442-1448, ISSN 2156-3381
Editore: 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

Autori: J. M. V. Cunha, C. Rocha, C. Vinhais, P. A. Fernandes, P. M. P. Salome
Pubblicato in: 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2019, Pagina/e 0923-0927, ISBN 978-1-7281-0494-2
Editore: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980822

Diritti di proprietà intellettuale

Patent (1)

MIRROR FOR A PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL, PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE

Numero candidatura/pubblicazione: 20 20061358
Data: 2020-04-23