New world record efficiency for Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin‐film solar cells beyond 20%

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and ApplicationsVolume 19, Issue 7 p. 894-897 Paper presented at 25th EU PVSEC WCPEC-5, Valencia, Spain, 2010 New world record efficiency for Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin-film solar cells beyond 20% Philip Jackson, Corresponding Author Philip Jackson [email protected] Zentrum fuer Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung, Baden-Wuerttemberg (ZSW), GermanyZentrum fuer Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung, Baden-Wuerttemberg (ZSW), Germany.===Search for more papers by this authorDimitrios Hariskos, Dimitrios Hariskos Zentrum fuer Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung, Baden-Wuerttemberg (ZSW), GermanySearch for more papers by this authorErwin Lotter, Erwin Lotter Zentrum fuer Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung, Baden-Wuerttemberg (ZSW), GermanySearch for more papers by this authorStefan Paetel, Stefan Paetel Zentrum fuer Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung, Baden-Wuerttemberg (ZSW), GermanySearch for more papers by this authorRoland Wuerz, Roland Wuerz Zentrum fuer Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung, Baden-Wuerttemberg (ZSW), GermanySearch for more papers by this authorRichard Menner, Richard Menner Zentrum fuer Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung, Baden-Wuerttemberg (ZSW), GermanySearch for more papers by this authorWiltraud Wischmann, Wiltraud Wischmann Zentrum fuer Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung, Baden-Wuerttemberg (ZSW), GermanySearch for more papers by this authorMichael Powalla, Michael Powalla Zentrum fuer Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung, Baden-Wuerttemberg (ZSW), GermanySearch for more papers by this author Philip Jackson, Corresponding Author Philip Jackson [email protected] Zentrum fuer Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung, Baden-Wuerttemberg (ZSW), GermanyZentrum fuer Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung, Baden-Wuerttemberg (ZSW), Germany.===Search for more papers by this authorDimitrios Hariskos, Dimitrios Hariskos Zentrum fuer Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung, Baden-Wuerttemberg (ZSW), GermanySearch for more papers by this authorErwin Lotter, Erwin Lotter Zentrum fuer Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung, Baden-Wuerttemberg (ZSW), GermanySearch for more papers by this authorStefan Paetel, Stefan Paetel Zentrum fuer Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung, Baden-Wuerttemberg (ZSW), GermanySearch for more papers by this authorRoland Wuerz, Roland Wuerz Zentrum fuer Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung, Baden-Wuerttemberg (ZSW), GermanySearch for more papers by this authorRichard Menner, Richard Menner Zentrum fuer Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung, Baden-Wuerttemberg (ZSW), GermanySearch for more papers by this authorWiltraud Wischmann, Wiltraud Wischmann Zentrum fuer Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung, Baden-Wuerttemberg (ZSW), GermanySearch for more papers by this authorMichael Powalla, Michael Powalla Zentrum fuer Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung, Baden-Wuerttemberg (ZSW), GermanySearch for more papers by this author First published: 05 January 2011 https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.1078Citations: 1,783Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Abstract In this contribution, we present a new certified world record efficiency of 20.1 and 20.3% for Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin-film solar cells. We analyse the characteristics of solar cells on such a performance level and demonstrate a high degree of reproducibility. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. REFERENCES 1 Repins I, Contreras MA, Egaas B, DeHart C, Scharf J, Perkins CL, To B, Noufi R. 19.9%-Efficient ZnO/CdS/CuInGaSe2 solar cell with 81.2% fill factor. Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications 2008; 16: 235– 239. 2 Powalla M, Dimmler B, Gross K-H. CIS thin-film solar modules—an example of remarkable progress in PV. In Proceedings of the 20th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, W Palz, HA Ossenbrink, P Helm (eds). WIP: Munich, Germany, 2005; p. 1689. 3 Jackson P, Wuerz R, Rau U, Mattheis J, Kurth M, Schloetzer T, Bilger G, Werner J. High quality baseline for high efficiency, Cu(In1-xGax)Se2 solar cells. 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