Low-temperature indium molybdenum oxide as a window layer in CIGS photovoltalc devices

Alexander Deangelis; Jess Kaneshiro; Nicolas Gaillard; Yuancheng Chang; Jeremy Kowalcyzk; Stewart A. Mallory; Eric Miller

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2010.5614632

Low-temperature indium molybdenum oxide as a window layer in CIGS photovoltalc devices

Alexander Deangelis
, Jess Kaneshiro
, Nicolas Gaillard
, Yuancheng Chang
, Jeremy Kowalcyzk
, Stewart A. Mallory
, Eric Miller

Chemistry

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Abstract

High mobility transparent conductive oxides (HMTCO) have the distinguishing property of a higher near infrared (NIR) transmittance when compared with ordinary transparent conducting oxides (TCO). The use of HMTCO as a window layer in CIGS PV cells is expected to increase device efficiency by extending the spectral response and increasing photocurrent. In this work, low temperature sputter-deposited IMO (LTIMO) has been developed with resistivitiy of 10 ^-3 Ω-cm, and an average optical transmittance of nearly 80% over the visible range. An investigation into the use of this LTIMO as a window layer in CIGS solar cell applications is presented. Results from a comparative study of CIGS PV devices shows that incorporating indium-tin-oxide (ITO) versus LTIMO yields modest improvements in photovoltaic conversion efficiency attributable to the benefits of LTIMO. Follow-on investigations are currently underway to further optimize the LTIMO sputtering process for additional PV device improvements.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Program - 35th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2010
Pages	3407-3410
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2010.5614632
State	Published - 2010
Event	35th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2010 - Honolulu, HI, United States Duration: Jun 20 2010 → Jun 25 2010

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Name	Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
ISSN (Print)	0160-8371

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Conference	35th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2010
Country/Territory	United States
City	Honolulu, HI
Period	6/20/10 → 6/25/10

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

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Control and Systems Engineering
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Deangelis, A., Kaneshiro, J., Gaillard, N., Chang, Y., Kowalcyzk, J., Mallory, S. A., & Miller, E. (2010). Low-temperature indium molybdenum oxide as a window layer in CIGS photovoltalc devices. In Program - 35th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2010 (pp. 3407-3410). Article 5614632 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference). https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2010.5614632

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Low-temperature indium molybdenum oxide as a window layer in CIGS photovoltalc devices. / Deangelis, Alexander; Kaneshiro, Jess; Gaillard, Nicolas et al.
Program - 35th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2010. 2010. p. 3407-3410 5614632 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference).

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