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Effects of alkali elements in CIGS thin films and solar cells

2016/23/G/ST5/04268

Keywords:

alkali elements doping CIGS thin-film solar cell defect levels diffusion

Descriptors:

  • ST5_2: Solid-state materials
  • ST3_5: Physical properties of semiconductors and insulators
  • ST5_4: Thin films

Panel:

ST5 - Materials: materials synthesis, structure-properties relations, advanced and functional materials with designed properties, (macro)molecular architecture, material engineering

Host institution :

Politechnika Warszawska, Wydział Fizyki

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Principal investigator (from the host institution):

prof. Małgorzata Igalson 

Number of co-investigators in the project: 6

Call: BEETHOVEN 2 - announced on 2016-09-15

Amount awarded: 590 379 PLN

Project start date (Y-m-d): 2018-01-03

Project end date (Y-m-d): 2022-01-02

Project duration:: 48 months (the same as in the proposal)

Project status: Project settled

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Equipment purchased [PL]

  1. kriostat azotowy (39 946 PLN)

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  • Publication in academic press/journals (7)
  1. Electrical spectroscopy methods for the characterization of defects in thin-film compound solar cells (invited)
    Authors:
    Igalson M., Czudek A.
    Academic press:
    Journal of Applied Physics , Wydawca: AIP Publishing
    Status:
    Submitted
  2. Potassium versus Sodium in Cu(In,Ga)Se2—Similarities and Differences in the Electrical Characteristics of Solar Cells and Thin Films after NaF or KF Postdeposition Treatment
    Authors:
    Czudek, A., Urbaniak, A., Eslam, A., Wuerz, R., Igalson, M.
    Academic press:
    Physica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letters (rok: 2022, tom: 16, strony: art. no. 2100459), Wydawca: Wiley-Blackwell
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1002/pssr.202100459 - link to the publication
  3. Concentration of defects responsible for persistent photoconductivity in Cu(In,Ga)Se2: Dependence on material composition
    Authors:
    Igalson, M., Maciaszek, M., Macielak, K., Czudek, A., Edoff, M., Barreau, N.
    Academic press:
    Thin Solid Films (rok: 2019, tom: 669, strony: 600-604), Wydawca: Elsevier
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1016/j.tsf.2018.11.038 - link to the publication
  4. Dependence of the Magnitude of Persistent Photoconductivity on Sodium Content in Cu(In,Ga)Se2Solar Cells and Thin Films
    Authors:
    Czudek, A., Urbaniak, A., Eslam, A., Wuerz, R., Igalson, M.
    Academic press:
    IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 10 (6), art. no. 9171911, pp. 1926-1930 (rok: 2020, tom: 10, strony: art. no. 9171911, pp. 1926-1930), Wydawca: IEEE Electron Devices Society
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1109/JPHOTOV.2020.3014865 - link to the publication
  5. Evolution of the electrical characteristics of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 devices with sodium content
    Authors:
    Czudek, A., Eslam, A., Urbaniak, A., Zabierowski, P., Wuerz, R., Igalson, M.
    Academic press:
    (2020) Journal of Applied Physics, , (rok: 2020, tom: 128, strony: 173102-01 do 173102-11), Wydawca: American Institute of Physics Inc.
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1063/5.0025183 - link to the publication
  6. Exploration of the two-diode model of deep level transient spectroscopy signal originating from secondary barriers
    Authors:
    Wiśniewski, K., Urbaniak, A., Zabierowski, P.
    Academic press:
    Thin Solid Films (rok: 2019, tom: 674, strony: 76-81), Wydawca: Elsevier
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1016/j.tsf.2019.01.031 - link to the publication
  7. Wiśniewski, K., Zabierowski, P. Diffusion transport over grain-boundary barriers as the origin of N1 deep level transient spectroscopy signal in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells
    Authors:
    Wiśniewski, K., Zabierowski, P.
    Academic press:
    Thin Solid Films (rok: 2021, tom: 721,, strony: art. no. 138540 str 1-7), Wydawca: Elsevier
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1016/j.tsf.2021.138540 - link to the publication