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Alternative Etching for Improved Cu-rich CuInSe2 Solar Cells

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 May 2015

Valérie Deprédurand ,
Tobias Bertram ,
Maxime Thévenin ,
Nathalie Valle ,
Jean-Nicolas Audinot  and
Susanne Siebentritt
Valérie Deprédurand
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Photovoltaics, Physics and Materials Science Research Unit, University of Luxembourg, 41 rue du Brill, 4422 Belvaux, Luxembourg
Tobias Bertram
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Photovoltaics, Physics and Materials Science Research Unit, University of Luxembourg, 41 rue du Brill, 4422 Belvaux, Luxembourg
Maxime Thévenin
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Photovoltaics, Physics and Materials Science Research Unit, University of Luxembourg, 41 rue du Brill, 4422 Belvaux, Luxembourg
Nathalie Valle
Affiliation:
Materials Research and Technology, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, 41 rue du Brill, 4422 Belvaux, Luxembourg
Jean-Nicolas Audinot
Affiliation:
Materials Research and Technology, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, 41 rue du Brill, 4422 Belvaux, Luxembourg
Susanne Siebentritt
Affiliation:
Laboratory for Photovoltaics, Physics and Materials Science Research Unit, University of Luxembourg, 41 rue du Brill, 4422 Belvaux, Luxembourg
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Abstract

Two alternative chemical etchings (aqueous solution of bromine and bromine methanol solution) have been here tested to replace the KCN etching step in Cu-rich CuInSe2 based solar cells fabrication process. This new oxidative etch aims also at smoothing and thinning the as-grown films. This directly affects the interface between the absorber and the CdS buffer, interface which causes problems for Cu-rich solar cells. We present here the effect of these two alternative etchings on both the absorber surface and the solar cells parameters: whereas the bromine methanol etching destroys the solar cell, the aqueous solution of bromine leads to an improvement of the device through reduced interface and tunneling enhanced recombination.

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thin filmphotovoltaicphysical vapor deposition (PVD)
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1771: Symposium B/C/D/E – Recent Advances in Photovoltaics , 2015 , pp. 163 - 168
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2015 

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