• DocumentCode
    3710975
  • Title

    Designing CIGS solar cells with front-side point contacts

  • Author

    G. Sozzi;D. Pignoloni;R. Menozzi;F. Pianezzi;P. Reinhard;B. Bissig;S. Buecheler;A. N. Tiwari

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Information Engineering - University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 181A, 43124, Italy
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    6/1/2015 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    5
  • Abstract
    In this work we show how 2D numerical simulations can be used to design and optimize front-side point contacts in surface-passivated CIGS cells. Detailed analysis of the combinations of passivation thickness, point contact size and pitch can help identifying solutions able to boost the performance of otherwise surface-limited cells: efficiencies close to those of cells with ideal (i.e., trap-free) CdS/CIGS interface can be achieved by the optimization of point contact features in the low nm range. The effect of varying the CIGS and CdS doping densities on the cell performance has also been analyzed.
  • Keywords
    "Passivation","Doping","Surface resistance","Photovoltaic cells","Lighting","Radiative recombination"
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC), 2015 IEEE 42nd
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PVSC.2015.7355691
  • Filename
    7355691
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3710975