A better understanding of the growth mechanism of Zn(S,O,OH) chemical bath deposited buffer layers for high efficiency Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)<SUB><FONT SIZE='-1'>2</FONT></SUB> solar cells Export

@article{citeulike:3924592, abstract = {In the field of Cu(Ga,In)(S,Se)2 photovoltaic technology, zinc sulphide based buffer layers prepared by Chemical Bath Deposition (CBD) have already demonstrated their potential to replace CdS. This paper aims on a better understanding of deposition mechanism of the Zn(S,O,OH) buffer layers. First, the influence of deposition parameters is studied from solution chemistry considerations by constructing solubility diagrams of ZnS, ZnO, and Zn(OH)2. Experimental studies are then carried out by the in situ quartz crystal microgravimetry (QCM) technique. A global equation for the growth rate is derived from these experiments. The morphology and composition of Zn(S,O,OH) films are then determined using scanning electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy techniques. Electro-deposited-CIS/Zn(S,O,OH)/ZnO and co-evaporated-CIGS/Zn(S,O,OH)/ZnO cells were prepared with efficiencies similar to that of reference CBD CdS buffer layers. ({\copyright} 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH \& Co. KGaA, Weinheim)}, address = {Institut de Recherche et de D\'{e}veloppement sur l'Energie Photovolta\"{i}que (IRDEP), UMR 7174 EDF-CNRS-ENSCP, 6 quai Watier, 78401 Chatou, France; Institut Lavoisier, IREM, UMR 8637 CNRS-Universit\'{e} de Versailles, 78035 Versailles, France; Zentrum f\"{u}r Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-W\"{u}rttemberg, Industriestra{\ss}e 6, 70565 Stuttgart, Germany}, author = {Hubert, C. and Naghavi, N. and Etcheberry, A. and Roussel, O. and Hariskos, D. and Powalla, M. and Kerrec, O. and Lincot, D.}, citeulike-article-id = {3924592}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssa.200879446}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/121376121/ABSTRACT}, doi = {10.1002/pssa.200879446}, journal = {physica status solidi (a)}, keywords = {alternative\_buffer, chemical\_bath, cigs, device, xps, zno, zns}, number = {10}, pages = {2335--2339}, posted-at = {2009-01-22 17:40:44}, priority = {2}, title = {A better understanding of the growth mechanism of Zn(S,O,OH) chemical bath deposited buffer layers for high efficiency Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)<SUB><FONT SIZE='-1'>2</FONT></SUB> solar cells}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssa.200879446}, volume = {205}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3924592 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3924592 N2 - In the field of Cu(Ga,In)(S,Se)2 photovoltaic technology, zinc sulphide based buffer layers prepared by Chemical Bath Deposition (CBD) have already demonstrated their potential to replace CdS. This paper aims on a better understanding of deposition mechanism of the Zn(S,O,OH) buffer layers. First, the influence of deposition parameters is studied from solution chemistry considerations by constructing solubility diagrams of ZnS, ZnO, and Zn(OH)2. Experimental studies are then carried out by the in situ quartz crystal microgravimetry (QCM) technique. A global equation for the growth rate is derived from these experiments. The morphology and composition of Zn(S,O,OH) films are then determined using scanning electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy techniques. Electro-deposited-CIS/Zn(S,O,OH)/ZnO and co-evaporated-CIGS/Zn(S,O,OH)/ZnO cells were prepared with efficiencies similar to that of reference CBD CdS buffer layers. (© 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim) IS - 10 JF - physica status solidi (a) AD - Institut de Recherche et de Développement sur l'Energie Photovoltaïque (IRDEP), UMR 7174 EDF-CNRS-ENSCP, 6 quai Watier, 78401 Chatou, France; Institut Lavoisier, IREM, UMR 8637 CNRS-Université de Versailles, 78035 Versailles, France; Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg, Industriestraße 6, 70565 Stuttgart, Germany EP - 2339 TI - A better understanding of the growth mechanism of Zn(S,O,OH) chemical bath deposited buffer layers for high efficiency Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)<SUB><FONT SIZE='-1'>2</FONT></SUB> solar cells VL - 205 SP - 2335 KW - alternative_buffer KW - chemical_bath KW - cigs KW - device KW - xps KW - zno KW - zns AU - Hubert, C AU - Naghavi, N AU - Etcheberry, A AU - Roussel, O AU - Hariskos, D AU - Powalla, M AU - Kerrec, O AU - Lincot, D PY - 2008/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssa.200879446 ER -