Towards all-non-vacuum-processed photovoltaic systems: a water-based screen-printed Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Photoabsorber with a 6.6% efficiency

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Autor(a) principal: Gonçalves, Bruna F.
Data de Publicação: 2023
Outros Autores: Sousa, Viviana, Virtuoso, José, Modin, Evgeny, Lebedev, Oleg I., Botelho, Gabriela, Sadewasser, Sascha, Salonen, Laura M., Lanceros-Méndez, S., Kolen’ko, Yury V.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://hdl.handle.net/1822/86967
Resumo: During the last few decades, major advances have been made in photovoltaic systems based on Cu(In,Ga)Se2 chalcopyrite. However, the most efficient photovoltaic cells are processed under high-energy-demanding vacuum conditions. To lower the costs and facilitate high-throughput production, printing/coating processes are proving to be effective solutions. This work combined printing, coating, and chemical bath deposition processes of photoabsorber, buffer, and transparent conductive layers for the development of solution-processed photovoltaic systems. Using a sustainable approach, all inks were formulated using water and ethanol as solvents. Screen printing of the photoabsorber on fluorine-doped tin-oxide-coated glass followed by selenization, chemical bath deposition of the cadmium sulfide buffer, and final sputtering of the intrinsic zinc oxide and aluminum-doped zinc oxide top conductive layers delivered a 6.6% maximum efficiency solar cell, a record for screen-printed Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells. On the other hand, the all-non-vacuum-processed device with spray-coated intrinsic zinc-oxide- and tin-doped indium oxide top conductive layers delivered a 2.2% efficiency. The given approaches represent relevant steps towards the fabrication of sustainable and efficient Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells.
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spelling Towards all-non-vacuum-processed photovoltaic systems: a water-based screen-printed Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Photoabsorber with a 6.6% efficiencyAll-non-vacuum processingCu(In,Ga)Se2PhotovoltaicsScreen printingSustainable inksDuring the last few decades, major advances have been made in photovoltaic systems based on Cu(In,Ga)Se2 chalcopyrite. However, the most efficient photovoltaic cells are processed under high-energy-demanding vacuum conditions. To lower the costs and facilitate high-throughput production, printing/coating processes are proving to be effective solutions. This work combined printing, coating, and chemical bath deposition processes of photoabsorber, buffer, and transparent conductive layers for the development of solution-processed photovoltaic systems. Using a sustainable approach, all inks were formulated using water and ethanol as solvents. Screen printing of the photoabsorber on fluorine-doped tin-oxide-coated glass followed by selenization, chemical bath deposition of the cadmium sulfide buffer, and final sputtering of the intrinsic zinc oxide and aluminum-doped zinc oxide top conductive layers delivered a 6.6% maximum efficiency solar cell, a record for screen-printed Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells. On the other hand, the all-non-vacuum-processed device with spray-coated intrinsic zinc-oxide- and tin-doped indium oxide top conductive layers delivered a 2.2% efficiency. The given approaches represent relevant steps towards the fabrication of sustainable and efficient Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells.This study was conducted with financial support from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (PTDC/CTM-ENE/5387/2014, PTDC/NAN-MAT/28745/2017, UID/FIS/04650/2020, UID/QUI/0686/2020, PTDC/FIS-MAC/28157/2017, SFRH/BD/121780/2016 and SFRH/BD/143750/2019) and the Basque Government Industry Department (ELKARTEK and HAZITEK).Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteUniversidade do MinhoGonçalves, Bruna F.Sousa, VivianaVirtuoso, JoséModin, EvgenyLebedev, Oleg I.Botelho, GabrielaSadewasser, SaschaSalonen, Laura M.Lanceros-Méndez, S.Kolen’ko, Yury V.2023-06-232023-06-23T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/1822/86967engGonçalves, B.F.; Sousa, V.; Virtuoso, J.; Modin, E.; Lebedev, O.I.; Botelho, G.; Sadewasser, S.; Salonen, L.M.; Lanceros-Méndez, S.; Kolen’ko, Y.V. Towards All-Non-Vacuum-Processed Photovoltaic Systems: A Water-Based Screen-Printed Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Photoabsorber with a 6.6% Efficiency. Nanomaterials 2023, 13, 1920. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano131319202079-499110.3390/nano13131920https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/13/13/1920info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-10-21T01:27:38Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/86967Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T20:39:06.305309Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Towards all-non-vacuum-processed photovoltaic systems: a water-based screen-printed Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Photoabsorber with a 6.6% efficiency
title Towards all-non-vacuum-processed photovoltaic systems: a water-based screen-printed Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Photoabsorber with a 6.6% efficiency
spellingShingle Towards all-non-vacuum-processed photovoltaic systems: a water-based screen-printed Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Photoabsorber with a 6.6% efficiency
Gonçalves, Bruna F.
All-non-vacuum processing
Cu(In,Ga)Se2
Photovoltaics
Screen printing
Sustainable inks
title_short Towards all-non-vacuum-processed photovoltaic systems: a water-based screen-printed Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Photoabsorber with a 6.6% efficiency
title_full Towards all-non-vacuum-processed photovoltaic systems: a water-based screen-printed Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Photoabsorber with a 6.6% efficiency
title_fullStr Towards all-non-vacuum-processed photovoltaic systems: a water-based screen-printed Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Photoabsorber with a 6.6% efficiency
title_full_unstemmed Towards all-non-vacuum-processed photovoltaic systems: a water-based screen-printed Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Photoabsorber with a 6.6% efficiency
title_sort Towards all-non-vacuum-processed photovoltaic systems: a water-based screen-printed Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Photoabsorber with a 6.6% efficiency
author Gonçalves, Bruna F.
author_facet Gonçalves, Bruna F.
Sousa, Viviana
Virtuoso, José
Modin, Evgeny
Lebedev, Oleg I.
Botelho, Gabriela
Sadewasser, Sascha
Salonen, Laura M.
Lanceros-Méndez, S.
Kolen’ko, Yury V.
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author2 Sousa, Viviana
Virtuoso, José
Modin, Evgeny
Lebedev, Oleg I.
Botelho, Gabriela
Sadewasser, Sascha
Salonen, Laura M.
Lanceros-Méndez, S.
Kolen’ko, Yury V.
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author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade do Minho
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Gonçalves, Bruna F.
Sousa, Viviana
Virtuoso, José
Modin, Evgeny
Lebedev, Oleg I.
Botelho, Gabriela
Sadewasser, Sascha
Salonen, Laura M.
Lanceros-Méndez, S.
Kolen’ko, Yury V.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv All-non-vacuum processing
Cu(In,Ga)Se2
Photovoltaics
Screen printing
Sustainable inks
topic All-non-vacuum processing
Cu(In,Ga)Se2
Photovoltaics
Screen printing
Sustainable inks
description During the last few decades, major advances have been made in photovoltaic systems based on Cu(In,Ga)Se2 chalcopyrite. However, the most efficient photovoltaic cells are processed under high-energy-demanding vacuum conditions. To lower the costs and facilitate high-throughput production, printing/coating processes are proving to be effective solutions. This work combined printing, coating, and chemical bath deposition processes of photoabsorber, buffer, and transparent conductive layers for the development of solution-processed photovoltaic systems. Using a sustainable approach, all inks were formulated using water and ethanol as solvents. Screen printing of the photoabsorber on fluorine-doped tin-oxide-coated glass followed by selenization, chemical bath deposition of the cadmium sulfide buffer, and final sputtering of the intrinsic zinc oxide and aluminum-doped zinc oxide top conductive layers delivered a 6.6% maximum efficiency solar cell, a record for screen-printed Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells. On the other hand, the all-non-vacuum-processed device with spray-coated intrinsic zinc-oxide- and tin-doped indium oxide top conductive layers delivered a 2.2% efficiency. The given approaches represent relevant steps towards the fabrication of sustainable and efficient Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells.
publishDate 2023
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Gonçalves, B.F.; Sousa, V.; Virtuoso, J.; Modin, E.; Lebedev, O.I.; Botelho, G.; Sadewasser, S.; Salonen, L.M.; Lanceros-Méndez, S.; Kolen’ko, Y.V. Towards All-Non-Vacuum-Processed Photovoltaic Systems: A Water-Based Screen-Printed Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Photoabsorber with a 6.6% Efficiency. Nanomaterials 2023, 13, 1920. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13131920
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