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Fabrication of CuInSe2 Solar Cells by the Evaporation of Binary Selenide Compounds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2011

Doo Youl Lee ,
Jae Ho Yun ,
Byung Tae Ahn ,
Kyung Hoon Yoon  and
Jinsoo Song
Doo Youl Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Taejon 305-701, Korea
Jae Ho Yun
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Taejon 305-701, Korea
Byung Tae Ahn
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Taejon 305-701, Korea
Kyung Hoon Yoon
Affiliation:
Renewable Energy Research Department, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Taejon 305-343, Korea
Jinsoo Song
Affiliation:
Renewable Energy Research Department, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Taejon 305-343, Korea
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Abstract

CuInSe2 films were prepared by the three-stage process using the evaporation of In2Se3, Cu2Se and Se. In the third stage, the depth of Cu-poor surface region was precisely adjusted by the control of the evaporation rate of In2Se3 and Se. The interface between Cu-poor surface region and stoichiometric CuInSe2 film was characterized using AES, microEDAX, and RBS. The 9.59% efficiency was achieved in the 0.16 cm2 area cell. The efficiency is the same level of the CIS cell prepared using the element coevaporation, opening up the application of binary compounds for highly efficient Cu(In,Ga)Se2 cells.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 668: Symposium H – II-IV Compound Semiconductor Photovoltaic Materials , 2001 , H8.8
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2001

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