An optical study of back contacted CIGS solar cells

Conference paper (2018)

Authors

N. Rezaei Photovoltaic Materials and Devices - EEMCS
O. Isabella Photovoltaic Materials and Devices - EEMCS
Zeger Vroon Brightlands Materials Center
M. Zeman Photovoltaic Materials and Devices - EEMCS , Electrical Sustainable Energy
Research Group
Photovoltaic Materials and Devices (EEMCS) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2018 N. Rezaei, O. Isabella, Zeger Vroon, M. Zeman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/OSE.2018.OM2D.5
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Published Date

2018

Language

English

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Faculty

Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Department

Electrical Sustainable Energy

Research Group

Photovoltaic Materials and Devices

Abstract

An optical investigation of ultra-thin CIGS solar cells and guidelines for elimination of optical losses is presented. Then, a novel back contacted structure for CIGS solar cells is suggested and optimized for best implied photocurrent density.