Abstract
The oxidation effects on CuIn xGa 1-xSe yS 2-y (CIGS) thin film growth by precursor solution based coating method with a three-step heat treatment process (oxidation, sulfurization, and selenization) were investigated to optimize the oxidation conditions for realizing highly efficient thin film solar cells. Oxidation by air-annealing at elevated temperature after coating with Cu, In, and Ga precursor solution on Mo-coated soda-lime glasses removed residual carbon impurities, resulting in nearly carbon-free CIGS film. However, the air-annealing at above 400 °C induced undesirable oxidation of a Mo layer coated on a soda-lime glass substrate, which deteriorated solar cell performance, particularly open circuit voltage. The optimum air-annealing temperature resulting in minimal carbon impurities, as well as Mo oxidation, was found to be around 350 °C, and the CIGS film synthesized with this optimum oxidation condition exhibited ∼ 4% solar cell efficiency at standard irradiation conditions.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3048-3053 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Thin Solid Films |
| Volume | 520 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 Jan 31 |
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Keywords
- Air-annealing
- CuIn Ga Se S
- Oxidation
- Solar cells
- Thin films
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Materials Chemistry
- Metals and Alloys
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- Surfaces and Interfaces