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8 papers

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

What enables GaOx as hole transport layer for a 16 percent 1.0 eV CuInSe2 Bottom Cells with VOC above 550 mV?

Francesco Lodola, Zhuangyi Zhou, Boaz Koren +10

Among the highly efficient photovoltaic technologies, that do not rely on epitaxy, only chalcopyrites have a bandgap tunable down to 1.00 eV, the ideal for tandem applications. Thi…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

ALD Zinc Tin Oxide Buffers for Chalcopyrite Solar Cells: Electrical Barriers and Conduction Band Cliffs

Boaz Koren, Francesco Lodola, Zhuangyi Zhou +5

Sulfide chalcopyrite, Cu(In,Ga)S2, having wide bandgap (larger than 1.5 eV), favorable optoelectronic properties, and high stability, is a promising top-cell absorber for tandem ap…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Loss analysis of Low Bandgap (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells for Tandem Applications

Francesco Lodola, Sevan Gharabeiki, Maximilian Krause +3

Tandem solar cells can better harness the energy of the solar spectrum. Chalcopyrite solar cells have drawn attention, being the only highly efficient devices with bandgap around 1…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Near 13% efficient semitransparent Cu(In,Ga)S2 solar cells with band gap of 1.6 eV on transparent back contact

Kulwinder Kaur, Arivazhagan Valluvar Oli, Michele Melchiorre +4

Wide-gap Cu(In,Ga)S2 solar cells with In2O3:Sn (ITO) as transparent back contact are evaluated for the application as top cells in tandem devices. The effect of Na on the solar cel…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Silver Alloyed Wide Bandgap (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)S2 Thin Film Solar Cells With 15.5% Efficiency

Yucheng Hu, Ece Washbrook, Arivazhagan Valluvar Oli +14

Sulfide chalcopyrite Cu(In,Ga)S2 (CIGS) is a wide bandgap semiconductor suitable for the top cell of a tandem solar device. Here we demonstrate significant improvements in absorber…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Sodium induced beneficial effects in wide bandgap Cu(In,Ga)S2 solar cell with 15.7% efficiency

Arivazhagan Valluvar Oli, Kulwinder Kaur, Michele Melchiorre +10

This study underscores the pivotal role of sodium (Na) supply in optimizing the optoelectronic properties of wide bandgap (~1.6 eV) Cu(In,Ga)S2 (CIGS) thin film absorbers for high…