Growth of Boron-doped-ZnO by RF magnetron sputtering for CIGS solar cells

Jae Sung Hur, Jihye Kim, Samseok Jang, Jung Bin Song, Dongjin Byun, Chang Sik Son, Jae Ho Yun, Kyung Hoon Yoon

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    Abstract

    The cell performance of CuIn1-x Gax Se2 (CIGS) thin-film solar cells fabricated using boron-doped ZnO window layers was evaluated. Boron-doped ZnO was deposited by RF magnetron sputtering using a zinc-oxide target containing 3 wt.% B2O3. Its resistivity was 1.36 × 10-2 Ω·cm and its transmittance was 85 ∼ 89 % in the wavelength range from 400 nm to 1000 nm. The transmittance was higher in the near-infrared region than in the other regions. Thus, boron-doped ZnO thin films would be suitable for use as transparent window layers of CIGS solar cells having a higher quantum efficiency on the near-infrared region. The FF and the conversion efficiency were obtained from the J-V measurements and their values were 0.42 and 8.15 %, respectively.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)442-445
    Number of pages4
    JournalJournal of the Korean Physical Society
    Volume53
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2008 Jul

    Keywords

    • B-doped ZnO
    • CIGS solar cell
    • Transparent conductive oxide (TCO)

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Physics and Astronomy

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