Symposium Organizers
Shubhra Bansal, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Nicolas Barreau, Universite de Nantes
Alex Redinger, University of Luxembourg
Mike Scarpulla, The University of Utah
Symposium Support
Codex International
First Solar
University of Luxembourg/Fonds national de la recherche (Luxembourg)
ES20.01: Device Modelling
Session Chairs
Stephan Lany
Pawel Zabierowski
Tuesday AM, April 23, 2019
PCC North, 100 Level, Room 132 B
10:30 AM - ES20.01.01
Development of an Integrated ACIGS Solar Cell Device Model at MiaSolé Hi-Tech
Jeff Bailey1,Geordie Zapalac1,Dmytro Poplavskyy1,Rouin Farshchi1
MiaSole Hi-Tech1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
11:00 AM - ES20.01.02
Diagnosing Recombination and Resistive Losses in Thin-Film Chalcogenide Solar Cells Using a Silicon-Inspired Characterization Platform
Arthur Onno1,Amit Munshi2,Adam Danielson2,Carey Reich2,William Weigand1,Salman Manzoor1,Jason Yu1,Walajabad Sampath2,Darius Kuciauskas3,Zachary Holman1
Arizona State University1,Colorado State University2,National Renewable Energy Laboratory3
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
11:15 AM - ES20.01.03
Spatial Inhomogeneities of Carrier Transport Properties in Polycrystalline Thin-Film Solar Cells
Mario Ochoa1,Romain Carron1,Enrico Avancini1,Thomas Feurer1,Ramis Hertwig1,Shih-Chi Yang1,Shiro Nishiwaki1,Stephan Buecheler1,Ayodhya Tiwari1
Empa–Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
11:30 AM - ES20.01.04
A Unified 1D/2D Solver for Modeling Carrier and Defect Transport in CdTe Solar Cells
Dragica Vasileska1,Abdul Shaik1,Daniel Brinkman2,Christian Ringhofer1,Igor Sankin3
Arizona State University1,San Jose State University2,First Solar3
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
ES20.02: Material Preparation
Session Chairs
Jeff Bailey
Charles Hages
Manuel Ramos
Edgardo Saucedo
Tuesday PM, April 23, 2019
PCC North, 100 Level, Room 132 B
1:30 PM - ES20.02.01
Developing Next-Generation Chalcogenide Semiconductors for Photovoltaics
Charles Hages1
University of Florida1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
2:00 PM - ES20.02.02
The Challenges to Develop Sb2Se3/CdS Based Solar Cells in Substrate Configuration
Edgardo Saucedo1,Pedro Vidal-Fuentes1,Yudania Sánchez1,Marcel Placidi1,Victor Izquierdo-Roca1,Alejandro Pérez-Rodríguez1,2
IREC1,Universitat de Barcelona2
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
2:15 PM - ES20.02.03
Antimony Chalcogenide with Tunable Quasi-One-Dimensional Ribbons Thin-Film Solar Cells Grown by Close-Space Sublimation
Feng Yan1,Liping Guo1,Baiyu Zhang2,Lin Li1,Xiaofeng Qian2
The University of Alabama1,Texas A&M University2
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
2:30 PM - ES20.02.04
Recent Advances in Si/CIGS Tandem Cells
Daniel Lincot1
CNRS-IPVF1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
3:30 PM - ES20.02.05
Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Thin-Film Solar Cells—Are New Device Concepts Required for Further Efficiency Leap?
Romain Carron1,Stephan Buecheler1,Enrico Avancini1,Thomas Feurer1,Johannes Loeckinger1,Thomas Weiss1,2,Mario Ochoa1,Ramis Hertwig1,Shih-Chi Yang1,Shiro Nishiwaki1,Giovanna Sozzi3,Roberto Menozzi3,Ayodhya Tiwari1
Empa Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology1,University of Luxembourg2,University of Parma3
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
4:00 PM - ES20.02.06
12.2% CIS and 13.6% CIGS Solar Cells Fabricated from Copper-Rich DMF Molecular Precursor Solutions
Jingjing Jiang1,Shaotang Yu1,Sanping Wu1,Weibo Yan1,Hao Xin1
Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
4:15 PM - ES20.02.07
Wet-Chemical Treatment of Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) Photovoltaics for Enhanced Open-Circuit Voltage (VOC) and Fill Factor (FF)
Ebin Bastola1,Randy Ellingson1
University of Toledo1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
4:30 PM - ES20.02.08
Status and Challenges of CdTe Photovoltaics
Wyatt Metzger1
National Renewable Energy Laboratory1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
ES20.03: Poster Session I: Material Growth
Session Chairs
Nicolas Barreau
Alex Redinger
Tuesday PM, April 23, 2019
PCC North, 300 Level, Exhibit Hall C-E
5:00 PM - ES20.03.01
Revealing the Optimal Conditions for the Synthesis of High Efficiency Cu2ZnSnGe4 Wide Band Gap Absorber
Edgardo Saucedo4,Nada Benhaddou1,2,Moleko Samuel Mkehlane3,Zakaria Laghfour1,2,Yudania Sánchez4,Ignacio Becerril4,Maxim Guc4,Safae Aazou2,Victor Izquierdo-Roca4,Emmanuel Iwoha3,Zouheir Sekkat1,2
Mohammed V University in Rabat1,Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science & Innovation & Research, MAScIR, OCP Foundation,2,University of Western Cape3,IREC4
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.03.02
Tin Antimony Sulfide Thin Films by In Situ Chemical Solution Deposition for Their Application as Absorber in Solar Cells
Luis Rodríguez-Guadarrama1,Ivonne Alonso-Lemus2,José Campos3,Jose Escorcia-García4
Cinvestav Unidad Saltillo1,CONACYT, Cinvestav Unidad Saltillo2,Instituto de Energías Renovables-UNAM3,CINVESTAV-IPN4
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.03.03
Beyond 13% Efficient Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Solar Cells from DMSO Molecular Precursor Solution
Yuancai Gong1,Yifan Zhang1,Weibo Yan1,Hao Xin1
Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.03.04
Zn2SbN3—A Novel Ternary Nitride for Optoelectronic Applications
Allison Mis1,2,John Perkins2,Stephan Lany2,Andriy Zakutayev2,Geoff Brennecka1,Adele Tamboli2,Elisabetta Arca2
Colorado School of Mines1,National Renewable Energy Laboratory2
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.03.05
CZTS Solar Cells Absorbers Produced by Sputtering or Pulsed Laser Deposition
Jorgen Schou1,Mungunshagai Gansukh1,Filipe Martinho1,Simon Lopez-Marino1,Moises Espíndola-Rodríguez1,Alireza Hajijafarassar1,Eugene Stamate1,Sara Engberg1,Andrea Crovetto1,Stela Canulescu1,Ole Hansen1
TU Denmark1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.03.06
New Approach to Create Naturally Nanostructured Semiconductor Bulk pn Homojunctions for Energy Conversion Devices
Shalini Menezes1,Anura Samantilleke2
InterPhases Solar1,Universidade de Minho2
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.03.07
Engineering Ga Profile in Low Temperature-Processed Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Thin Film by Using a Thin Ag Precursor Layer
Hyeonggeun Yu1,Gayeon Kim1,Jeung-hyun Jeong1,Jong-keuk Park1,Wonmok Kim1,Donghwan Kim2
Korea Institute of Science and Technology1,Korea University2
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.03.08
Enhanced Optical and Electronic Properties of 2D n-MoS2 by Thin-Layer Al2O3 Surface Passivation for Photovoltaic Applications
Atteq Rehman1,Soo Lee2
Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute1,Sejong University2
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.03.09
Solution-Processed Earth-Abundant Cu2BaSn(S, Se)4 Solar Absorber Using a Non-Toxic Solvent
Betul Teymur1,Yihao Zhou1,Edgard Ngaboyamahina1,Jeffrey T. Glass1,David Mitzi1
Duke University1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.03.10
Chemical, Structural and Photovoltaic Properties of Cd Chalcogenide Thin Films Grown by Chemical Bath Deposition on GaAs(100)
Ofir Friedman1,Omri Moschovitz1,Yuval Golan1
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.03.11
Semi -Transparent P-Type Barium Copper Sulfide as an Interface Layer for Cadmium Telluride Solar Cells
Kamala Khanal Subedi1,Ebin Bastola1,Indra Subedi1,Nikolas Podraza1,Randy Ellingson1
The University of Toledo1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.03.12
Deposition of Cd1-xZnxSeyTe1-y by Closed-Space Co-Sublimation for Wide-Bandgap Top Absorbers in Tandem Photovoltaic Devices
Carey Reich1,Arthur Onno2,Joe Carpenter2,Tushar Shimpi1,Amit Munshi1,Anna Kindvall1,Andrew Ferguson3,Wyatt Metzger3,Walajabad Sampath1,Zachary Holman2
Colorado State University1,Arizona State University2,National Renewable Energy Laboratory3
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.03.14
Efficiency Improvement of Cu2ZnSnS4 Solar Cell by Optimizing the Interface Chemistry
Kaiwen Sun1,Chang Yan1,Jialiang Huang1,Xiaojing Hao1
University of New South Wales1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.03.15
Experimental Route to the Stoichiometric Sol-Gel Spin Coated Copper Zinc Tin Sulphide Thin-Film Layers
Hamide Kavak1,Teoman Özdal1
Cukurova University1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.03.16
Understanding and Controlling Zn Loss During Cl Activation of Cd1-zZnxTe Films
Adam Phillips1,Fadhil Alfadhili1,Geethika Liyanage1,Bhuiyan Anwar1,Manoj Jamarkattel1,Jacob Gibbs1,Michael Heben1
University of Toledo1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.03.17
The Role of H2S Gas in Sulfo-Selenization Processed Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Thin Film and Solar Cells
Daeho Son1,Seung-Hyun Kim1,Se-Yun Kim1,Young-Ill Kim1,Kee-Jeong Yang1,Jin-Kyu Kang1,Dae-Hwan Kim1
DGIST1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.03.18
Fabrication and Characterization of Selenized Stacked CIGSe Absorber Layers by Evaporation Technique
Ganesh Regmi1,J.S. Narro-Rios1,S. Velumani1
Centro de Investigación y d e Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV-IPN)1
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5:00 PM - ES20.03.19
XPS Analysis of the CuGaSe2 - CuAlSe2 Single Crystals Grown by CVT
Barys Korzun1,Shanti Rywkin1,Tai-De Li2,Jonathan Adam1
The City University of New York, Borough of Manhattan Community College1,Advanced Science Research Center at the Graduate Center of CUNY2
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5:00 PM - ES20.03.20
Optical Properties of Thin Films of Haycockite
Barys Korzun1,Rohan Rashid1,Marin Rusu2,Thomas Dittrich2,Anatoly Galyas3,Andrey Gavrilenko4
The City University of New York, Borough of Manhattan Community College1,Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin fuer Materialen und Energie2,Scientific-Practical Materials Research Centre of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus3,Kazan State Power University4
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
Symposium Organizers
Shubhra Bansal, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Nicolas Barreau, Universite de Nantes
Alex Redinger, University of Luxembourg
Mike Scarpulla, The University of Utah
ES20.04: Specific Material
Session Chairs
Daniel Lincot
Sascha Sadewasser
Wednesday AM, April 24, 2019
PCC North, 100 Level, Room 132 B
8:30 AM - ES20.04.01
Monolithic Tandem Solar Cell Potential of CZTS on TOPCon Si
Filipe Martinho1,Alireza Hajijafarassar1,Simon Lopez-Marino1,Moises Espíndola-Rodríguez1,Stela Canulescu1,Eugen Stamate1,Mungunshagai Gansukh1,Sara Engberg1,Ole Hansen1,Andrea Crovetto1,Jorgen Schou1
Technical University of Denmark1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
9:00 AM - ES20.04.02
Development of CIS and Perovskite Solar Cells for all Thin-Film Tandem Applications
Thomas Feurer1,Stefano Pisoni1,Thierry Moser1,Yan Jiang1,Fan Fu2,Romain Carron1,Shiro Nishiwaki1,Stephan Buecheler1,Ayodhya Tiwari1
Empa-Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology1,EPFL2
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
9:15 AM - ES20.04.03
Zn1-xMgxO Contact Layer Integration with Wide Band Gap CuGa3Se5 Absorbers
Imran Khan1,Christopher Muzzillo1,Craig Perkins1,Nicolas Gaillard2,Andriy Zakutayev1
National Renewable Energy Laboratory1,University of Hawaii2
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9:30 AM - ES20.04.04
Studies on MoS2 Thin-Film Matrix by Meaning of Atom Probe Tomography
Manuel Ramos1,2,John Nogan3,Jose Enriquez-Carrejo1,Claudia Rodriguez-González1,Roberto Ambrosio-Lazaro4,Torben Boll2,Delphine Chassaing2,Martin Heilmaier2,Sandra Kauffmann-Weiss2
Universidad Autonoma de Cd. Juarez1,Karlsruhe Institute of Technology–Institute for Applied Materials2,Center for Integration of Nanotechnologies3,Facultad de Ciencias de la Electrónica4
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
ES20.05: Interface and Material
Session Chairs
Thomas Feurer
Filipe Martinho
Wednesday AM, April 24, 2019
PCC North, 100 Level, Room 132 B
10:30 AM - ES20.05.01
Progress and Challenges in Absorber and Interface Fabrication of Polycrystalline CdTe Photovoltaics
Amit Munshi1,Jason Kephart1,Ali Abbas2,Thomas Fiducia2,Adam Danielson1,Carey Reich1,Tushar Shimpi1,John Walls2,Walajabad Sampath1
Colorado State University1,Loughborough University2
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
11:00 AM - ES20.05.02
Introduction of K From the Back Electrode in an All-PVD Ag-CIGS Manufacturing Process
Dmytro Poplavskyy1,Rouin Farshchi1,Neil Mackie1,Ben Hickey1,David Spaulding1
Miasole Hi-Tech1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
11:15 AM - ES20.05.03
P-Type Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon—A Hole-Selective Contact to Cadmium Telluride Based Solar Cells
William Weigand1,Carey Reich2,Amit Munshi2,Arthur Onno1,Adam Danielson2,Walajabad Sampath2,Zachary Holman1
Arizona State University1,Colorado State University2
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11:30 AM - ES20.05.04
Determining the Properties of Cd1-xIn2+2x/3S4-δ Thin Films—A Key to Better Understand CIGSe/CdS Heterojunction?
Nicolas Barreau1,Thomas Lepetit1,Pawel Zabierowski2,Ludovic Arzel1,Camille Latouche1,Sylvie Harel1,Stéphane Jobic1
Institut des Matériaux Jean Rouxel (IMN)1,Warsaw University of Technology2
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
11:45 AM - ES20.05.05
ALD-ZnxTiyO as Window Layer in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells
Johannes Loeckinger1,Shiro Nishiwaki1,Christian Andres1,Stephan Buecheler1,Yaroslav Romanyuk1,Ayodhya Tiwari1
Empa–Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology1
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ES20.06: Material Characterization
Session Chairs
Dirk Hauschild
Takehiko Nagai
Wednesday PM, April 24, 2019
PCC North, 100 Level, Room 132 B
3:30 PM - ES20.06.01
Different Alkali-Fluoride Post-Deposition Treatments of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Investigated by Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy
Sascha Sadewasser1,Nicoleta Nicoara1,Roby Manaligod1,Philip Jackson2,Dimitrios Hariskos2,Giovanna Sozzi3,Roberto Menozzi3,Wolfram Witte2
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory1,ZSW2,University of Parma3
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4:00 PM - ES20.06.02
Role of Alkali Metals at Grain Boundaries of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Thin Films
Daniel Abou-Ras1,Aleksandra Nikolaeva1,Sebastian Caicedo Davila1,Marcin Morawski2,Roland Scheer2
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin1,Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg2
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4:15 PM - ES20.06.03
Ultra-High Vacuum Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy on CuInSe2 Thin-Film Solar Cell Absorber Layers
Christian Kameni Boumenou1,Thibaut Gallet1,Evandro Lanzoni1,Finn Babbe1,Michele Melchiorre1,Conrad Spindler1,Jérôme Guillot2,Susanne Siebentritt1,Alex Redinger1
University of Luxembourg1,Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology2
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4:30 PM - ES20.06.04
Revealing How Cu-Diffusion at Grain Boundaries Assists Grain Growth in CuInSe2 Solar Cells via In Situ STEM
Chen Li1,Ekin Simsek Sanli1,Daniel Barragan-Yani2,Helena Stange3,Marc-Daniel Heinemann4,Dieter Greiner4,Wilfried Sigle1,Roland Mainz4,Karsten Albe2,Peter A. van Aken1,Daniel Abou-Ras4
Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research1,Technical University Darmstadt2,Technical University Berlin3,Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH4
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4:45 PM - ES20.06.05
Direct AFM-based Nanoscale Mapping and Tomography of Open Circuit Voltages for Photovoltaics
Bryan Huey1,Katherine Atamanuk1,Andrew Levin1
University of Connecticut1
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ES20.07: Poster Session II: Material Growth and Characterization
Session Chairs
Shubhra Bansal
Mike Scarpulla
Wednesday PM, April 24, 2019
PCC North, 300 Level, Exhibit Hall C-E
5:00 PM - ES20.07.01
Improved Reaction Pathway for Efficient CZTSe Solar Cells from Metal Alloys via a Cu-Rich Selenization Stage
Devendra Pareek1,Teoman Taskesen1,Jose Marquez Prieto2,Helena Stange2,David Nowak1,Wenjian Chen1,Mohamed Sayed3,1,Ulf Mikolajczak1,Jörg Ohland1,Jürgen Parisi1,Thomas Unold2,Roland Mainz2,Levent Gütay1
Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg1,Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin2,National Research Centre3
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5:00 PM - ES20.07.02
Cation-Substituted Kesterite Solar Cells from Precursor Solutions
Sara Engberg1,Alexander Protti1,Jakob Skotte Wied1,Moises Espíndola-Rodríguez1,Simon Lopez-Marino1,Mungunshagai Gansukh1,Filipe Martinho1,Stela Canulescu1,Ole Hansen1,Eugene Stamate1,Jorgen Schou1
Technical University of Denmark1
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5:00 PM - ES20.07.03
Fabrication of Band-Gap Graded CZTSSe Thin-Film Solar Cells
Teoman Taskesen1,Devendra Pareek1,David Nowak1,Timo Pfeiffelmann1,Levent Gütay1
University of Oldenburg1
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5:00 PM - ES20.07.04
Over 13% Efficient CZTSSe and CIGS Solar Cells Processed from Non-Hydrazine Solutions
Hao Xin1,Yuancai Gong1,Jingjing Jiang1,Shaotang Yu1,Yifan Zhang1,Sanping Wu1,Weibo Yan1
Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications1
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5:00 PM - ES20.07.05
Impact on Selenium Control at Growth and Annealing for Cu2ZnSnSe4 Solar Cells
Hitoshi Tampo1,Shinho Kim1,Hajime Shibata1,Shigeru Niki1
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology1
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5:00 PM - ES20.07.06
Effect of Alkali Post-Deposition Treatments on the Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Surface and the Deeply Buried Cu(In,Ga)Se2 /Mo Interface Structure
Jakob Bombsch1,Enrico Avancini2,Romain Carron2,Evelyn Handick1,Raul Diez1,Claudia Hartmann1,Roberto Félix1,Shigenori Ueda3,Regan Wilks1,4,Stephan Buecheler2,Ayodhya Tiwari2,Marcus Bär1,5,6
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH1,Laboratory of Thin Films and Photovoltaics, Empa-Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials and Science and Technology2,National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)3,Energy Materials In-Situ Laboratory Berlin (EMIL), Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH4,Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH5,Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg6
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5:00 PM - ES20.07.07
A Study of the Degradation Mechanisms of Ultra-Thin CIGS Solar Cells Submitted to a Damp Heat Environment
Thierry Kohl1,2,3,Jessica de Wild1,2,3,Dilara Buldu1,2,3,Gizem Birant1,2,3,Guy Brammertz1,2,3,Nicolas Rivas1,2,Frank Renner1,2,Marc Meuris1,2,3,Jef Poortmans1,3,2,Bart Vermang1,2,3
University of Hasselt1,imec2,EnergyVille3
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5:00 PM - ES20.07.08
Reflective Back Contacts for High-Efficiency Ultra-Thin CIGS Solar Cells
Louis Gouillart1,2,Wei-Chao Chen3,Andrea Cattoni1,Julie Goffard1,Lars Riekher3,Jan Keller3,Marie Jubault4,Negar Naghavi2,Marika Edoff3,Stéphane Collin1
C2N, CNRS1,IPVF, CNRS2,Uppsala University3,IPVF, EDF4
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5:00 PM - ES20.07.09
Determination of the Conduction and Valence Band Energetics in CdSexTe1-x Absorbers
Geethika Liyanage1,Adam Phillips1,Fadhil Alfadhili1,Jacob Gibbs1,Manoj Jamarkattel1,Michael Heben1
University of Toledo1
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5:00 PM - ES20.07.10
Effective Barrier Height Improvement at the Back-Contact Interface by Bi-Layers Ge of CZTSe Devices
Sanghyun Lee1,Kent Price2,Edgardo Saucedo3
Indiana State University1,Morehead State University2,Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya3
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5:00 PM - ES20.07.11
Localization and Characterization of Secondary Phases in CIGS Thin-Film Solar Cells
Sven Schönherr1,Georg Voorwinden2,Stefan Paetel3,Erwin Lotter3,Philipp Schöppe1,Michelle Hollricher1,Udo Reislöhner1,Claudia Schnohr1,Carsten Ronning1
Friedrich Schiller University Jena1,NICE Solar Energy GmbH2,Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg3
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5:00 PM - ES20.07.12
(Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se2 Thin-Film Solar Cells Analyzed by Atom Probe Tomography
Hisham Aboulfadl1,Jan Keller2,Mattias Thuvander1,Marika Edoff2
Chalmers University of Technology1,Uppsala University2
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5:00 PM - ES20.07.13
Studying the Light-Soaking Effect on the Absorber Layer of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells Using Raman Analysis
Sina Soltanmohammad1,Mason Brevig1,Rouin Farshchi2,Dmytro Poplavskyy2,Angus Rockett1
Colorado School of Mines1,MiaSole Hi-Tech Corp2
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5:00 PM - ES20.07.14
In-Depth Analysis of Phase Distribution in Zn(O,S) Thin Films Deposited by a Reactive Sputtering
Dae-Hyung Cho1,2,Woo-Jung Lee1,Byungha Shin2,Yong-Duck Chung1,3
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)1,Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)2,Korea University of Science and Technology (UST)3
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5:00 PM - ES20.07.15
The Overall Distribution of Rubidium and Cesium in Highly Efficient Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells
Philipp Schöppe1,Sven Schönherr1,Philip Jackson2,Roland Wuerz2,Wolfgang Wisniewski3,Torsten Schwarz4,Maurizio Ritzer1,Andreas Johannes5,Maximilian Zapf1,Gema Martínez-Criado5,6,Claudia Schnohr1,Carsten Ronning1
Friedrich Schiller University Jena1,Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg2,Friedrich-Schiller University Jena3,Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH4,European Synchrotron Radiation Facility5,Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid6
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5:00 PM - ES20.07.16
Microstructure Alternation in Heterojunction Interface Engineering of CZTS Solar Cell
Jialiang Huang1,Kaiwen Sun1,Xin Cui1,Chang Yan1,Martin Green1,Xiaojing Hao1
University of New South Wales1
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5:00 PM - ES20.07.17
Crystal Structure of (In,Ga)2Se3 Solid Solution Studied by XAFS
Kosuke Beppu1,Tsuyoshi Maeda1,Takahiro Wada1
Ryukoku University1
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5:00 PM - ES20.07.18
Characterization of Defect Levels in BaSi2 by DLTS and Significant Improvement of Photoresponsivity by Increasing Growth Temperature
Yudai Yamashita1,Takuma Sato1,Kaoru Toko1,Takashi Suemasu1
University of Tsukuba1
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5:00 PM - ES20.07.19
Industrially Viable Rear Surface Passivation Approach for Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells
Gizem Birant1,2,3,Thierry Kohl1,2,3,Dilara Buldu1,2,3,Sunil Suresh2,4,5,Thai Ha Nguyen1,2,6,Jessica de Wild1,2,3,Guy Brammertz1,2,3,Marc Meuris1,2,3,Jef Poortmans3,7,4,Bart Vermang1,2,3
Hasselt University1,imec division IMOMEC (partner in Solliance)2,Energyville3,KU Leuven4,Delft University of Technology5,Ecole Polytechnique6,imec (partner in Solliance)7
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.07.20
A Case Study of a High Efficiency Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cell by Microscopic Analysis
Maximilian Krause1,Aleksandra Nikolaeva1,Philip Jackson2,Dimitrios Hariskos2,Wolfram Witte2,Jose Marquez Prieto1,Sergej Levcenko1,Thomas Unold1,Matthias Maiberg3,Roland Scheer3,Daniel Abou-Ras1
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie1,Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg2,Martin-Luther-Universität-Halle-Wittenberg3
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.07.21
Relating Cation Composition, Carrier Dynamics and Photovoltaic Device Performance in CZTSe Single Crystals
Jason Baxter1,Siming Li1,Michael Lloyd2,Hannes Hempel3,Charles Hages3,4,Jose Marquez Prieto3,Thomas Unold3,Rainer Eichberger5,Brian McCandless2
Drexel University1,University of Delaware2,Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin3,University of Florida4,Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin5
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.07.22
Ultrafast Carrier Dynamics at Proton-Bombarded Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Thin Films Measured by Optical Pump-THz Probe Spectroscopy
Woo-Jung Lee1,Chul Kang2,Dae-Hyung Cho1,Gyuseok Lee3,Yong-Duck Chung1,4
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute1,Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology2,Pohang University of Science & Technology3,Korea University of Science and Technology4
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.07.23
Understanding the Role of CdS/CdSe Bilayer Window in CdTe Solar Cells via Capacitance Spectroscopy
Rasha Awni1,Mohammed Razooqi1,Deng-Bing Li1,Zhaoning Song1,Robert W. Collins1,Yanfa Yan1
The University of Toledo1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.07.24
The Impact of Band Tails on Charge Carrier Dynamics and Solar Cells
Hannes Hempel1,Jose Marquez Prieto1,Rainer Eichberger1,Thomas Unold1
Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.07.25
Voltage Loss Analysis for CZTSSe Solar Cells with Sn Content Variation
Antonio Cabas Vidani1,Mohammed Azzouzi2,Stefan Haass1,Jason Rohr2,Yaroslav Romanyuk1,Ayodhya Tiwari1,Jenny Nelson2
Empa-Swiss Federal Laboratories of Materials Science and Technology1,Imperial College London2
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.07.26
Characterization of Thin CdTe Solar Cells with a CdSeTe Front Layer
Alexandra Bothwell1,Pascal Jundt1,Jennifer Drayton1,James Sites1
Colorado State University1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.07.27
Flexible Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells for Outer Planetary Missions—Investigation Under Low Intensity Low Temperature Conditions
Collin Brown1,Vincent Whiteside1,Dmytro Poplavskyy2,Khalid Hossain3,Mangal Dhoubhadel3,Ian Sellers1
The University of Oklahoma1,MiaSole Hi-Tech Corp.2,Amethyst Research Inc.3
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.07.28
Real Time Spectroscopic Ellipsometry Analysis of the Structural Evolution and Optical Properties of CuInSe2 by One and Two Stage Thermal Co-Evaporation
Dhurba Sapkota1,Puja Pradhan1,Prakash Koirala1,Adam Phillips1,Sylvain Marsillac2,Michael Heben1,Robert W. Collins1
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Toledo1,Old Dominion University2
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.07.29
Highly Efficient Earth-Abundant CZTSSe Solar Cell by Introducing p+-CTSSe Point Contacts
Chih-Yang Huang1,2,3,Cheng-Ying Chen1,2,3,Yu-Chen Chen1,2,Jih-Shang Hwang4,Kuei-Hsien Chen1,2,Li-Chyong Chen1,2,3
National Taiwan University1,Institute of Atomic and Molecular Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei 106, Taiwan2,Center of Atomic Initiative for New Materials, National Taiwan University3,Institute of Optoelectronic Sciences, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan4
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.07.30
Effect of Combined Alkali (KF + CsF)-Post-Deposition Treatment on Cu(InGa)Se2 Solar Cells
Shinho Kim1,Hitoshi Tampo1,Shogo Ishizuka1,Hajime Shibata1,Shigeru Niki1
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.07.31
Band Alignment Study of Cd Free Buffer Layers/ CZTSSe Heterojunction for Photovoltaic Applications
Amitesh Kumar1,Brajendra Sengar1,Vivek Garg1,Gaurav Siddharth1,Shaibal Mukherjee1
Indian Institute of Technology Indore1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.07.32
Sputter-Stimulated Valence Plasmon Enhanced Light Trapping in Ultra-Thin CIGSe Films
Amitesh Kumar1,Vivek Garg1,Brajendra Sengar1,Gaurav Siddharth1,Shaibal Mukherjee1
IIT Indore1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.07.33
KF Post Deposition Treatment for Thin Single-Stage CIGS Solar Cells
Jessica de Wild1,2,3,Thierry Kohl1,2,3,Dilara Buldu1,2,3,Gizem Birant1,2,3,Sunil Suresh2,4,5,Thai Ha Nguyen1,2,6,Guy Brammertz1,2,3,Marc Meuris1,2,3,Jef Poortmans3,7,4,Bart Vermang1,2,3
Institute for material research (IMO)1,Imec division IMOMEC (partner in Solliance)2,Energyville3,KU Leuven4,Delft University of Technology5,Ecole Polytechnique6,IMEC (partner in solliance)7
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.07.34
Combinatorial Study of Mg1-xZnxO Emitter for Band Engineering in CdTe Solar Cells
Yegor Samoilenko1,Gavin Yeung1,Colin Wolden1
Colorado School of Mines1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.07.35
Investigations of RF Magnetron Sputtered CZTS Absorber Layer Thin Films Using XPS and UPS
Balaji Gururajan1,Balasundaraprabhu R1,Prasanna S1,Prabavathy N1,David McIlroy2,Sivakumaran K1,Dhayalan Velauthapillai3
PSG College of Technology1,Oklahoma State University2,Western Norway University of Applied Sciences3
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.07.36
On the Electronic Structure of SiO2/MoS2 Interface by Density Functional Theory
Manuel Ramos1,Javier Polanco1,Jose Enriquez-Carrejo1,John Nogan2
Universidad Autonoma de Cd. Juarez1,Center for Integrated Nanotechnology2
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.07.37
Modeling Influence of Diffuseness on Real-Life Solar Module Performance
Christian Dieleman1,Moritz Futscher1,Bruno Ehrler1
AMOLF1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
ES20.12: Poster Session III: Characterization
Session Chairs
Shubhra Bansal
Alex Redinger
Wednesday PM, April 24, 2019
PCC North, 300 Level, Exhibit Hall C-E
5:00 PM - ES20.12.01
The Overall Distribution of Rubidium and Cesium in Highly Efficient Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells
Philipp Schöppe1,Sven Schönherr1,Philip Jackson2,Roland Wuerz2,Wolfgang Wisniewski3,Torsten Schwarz4,Maurizio Ritzer1,Andreas Johannes5,Maximilian Zapf1,Gema Martínez-Criado5,6,Claudia Schnohr1,Carsten Ronning1
Friedrich Schiller University Jena1,Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg2,Friedrich-Schiller University Jena3,Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH4,European Synchrotron Radiation Facility5,Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid6
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.12.02
A Case Study of a High Efficiency Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cell by Microscopic Analysis
Maximilian Krause1,Aleksandra Nikolaeva1,Philip Jackson2,Dimitrios Hariskos2,Wolfram Witte2,Jose Marquez Prieto1,Sergej Levcenko1,Thomas Unold1,Matthias Maiberg3,Roland Scheer3,Daniel Abou-Ras1
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie1,Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg2,Martin-Luther-Universität-Halle-Wittenberg3
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.12.03
Relating Cation Composition, Carrier Dynamics and Photovoltaic Device Performance in CZTSe Single Crystals
Jason Baxter1,Siming Li1,Michael Lloyd2,Hannes Hempel3,Charles Hages3,4,Jose Marquez Prieto3,Thomas Unold3,Rainer Eichberger5,Brian McCandless2
Drexel University1,University of Delaware2,Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin3,University of Florida4,Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin5
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.12.04
Ultrafast Carrier Dynamics at Proton-Bombarded Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Thin Films Measured by Optical Pump-THz Probe Spectroscopy
Woo-Jung Lee1,Chul Kang2,Dae-Hyung Cho1,Gyuseok Lee3,Yong-Duck Chung1,4
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute1,Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology2,Pohang University of Science & Technology3,Korea University of Science and Technology4
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.12.05
Understanding the Role of CdS/CdSe Bilayer Window in CdTe Solar Cells via Capacitance Spectroscopy
Rasha Awni1,Mohammed Razooqi1,Deng-Bing Li1,Zhaoning Song1,Robert W. Collins1,Yanfa Yan1
The University of Toledo1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.12.06
The Impact of Band Tails on Charge Carrier Dynamics and Solar Cells
Hannes Hempel1,Jose Marquez Prieto1,Rainer Eichberger1,Thomas Unold1
Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.12.07
Voltage Loss Analysis for CZTSSe Solar Cells with Sn Content Variation
Antonio Cabas Vidani1,Mohammed Azzouzi2,Stefan Haass1,Jason Rohr2,Yaroslav Romanyuk1,Ayodhya Tiwari1,Jenny Nelson2
Empa-Swiss Federal Laboratories of Materials Science and Technology1,Imperial College London2
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.12.08
Characterization of Thin CdTe Solar Cells with a CdSeTe Front Layer
Alexandra Bothwell1,Pascal Jundt1,Jennifer Drayton1,James Sites1
Colorado State University1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.12.09
Flexible Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells for Outer Planetary Missions—Investigation Under Low Intensity Low Temperature Conditions
Collin Brown1,Vincent Whiteside1,Dmytro Poplavskyy2,Khalid Hossain3,Mangal Dhoubhadel3,Ian Sellers1
The University of Oklahoma1,MiaSole Hi-Tech Corp.2,Amethyst Research Inc.3
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.12.10
Real Time Spectroscopic Ellipsometry Analysis of the Structural Evolution and Optical Properties of CuInSe2 by One and Two Stage Thermal Co-Evaporation
Dhurba Sapkota1,Puja Pradhan1,Prakash Koirala1,Adam Phillips1,Sylvain Marsillac2,Michael Heben1,Robert W. Collins1
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Toledo1,Old Dominion University2
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.12.11
Highly Efficient Earth-Abundant CZTSSe Solar Cell by Introducing p+-CTSSe Point Contacts
Chih-Yang Huang1,2,3,Cheng-Ying Chen1,2,3,Yu-Chen Chen1,2,Jih-Shang Hwang4,Kuei-Hsien Chen1,2,Li-Chyong Chen1,2,3
National Taiwan University1,Institute of Atomic and Molecular Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei 106, Taiwan2,Center of Atomic Initiative for New Materials, National Taiwan University3,Institute of Optoelectronic Sciences, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan4
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.12.12
Effect of Combined Alkali (KF + CsF)-Post-Deposition Treatment on Cu(InGa)Se2 Solar Cells
Shinho Kim1,Hitoshi Tampo1,Shogo Ishizuka1,Hajime Shibata1,Shigeru Niki1
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.12.13
Band Alignment Study of Cd Free Buffer Layers/ CZTSSe Heterojunction for Photovoltaic Applications
Amitesh Kumar1,Brajendra Sengar1,Vivek Garg1,Gaurav Siddharth1,Shaibal Mukherjee1
Indian Institute of Technology Indore1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.12.14
Industrially Viable Rear Surface Passivation Approach for Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells
Gizem Birant1,2,3,Thierry Kohl1,2,3,Dilara Buldu1,2,3,Sunil Suresh2,4,5,Thai Ha Nguyen1,2,6,Jessica de Wild1,2,3,Guy Brammertz1,2,3,Marc Meuris1,2,3,Jef Poortmans3,7,4,Bart Vermang1,2,3
Hasselt University1,imec division IMOMEC (partner in Solliance)2,Energyville3,KU Leuven4,Delft University of Technology5,Ecole Polytechnique6,imec (partner in Solliance)7
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.12.15
KF Post Deposition Treatment for Thin Single-Stage CIGS Solar Cells
Jessica de Wild1,2,3,Thierry Kohl1,2,3,Dilara Buldu1,2,3,Gizem Birant1,2,3,Sunil Suresh2,4,5,Thai Ha Nguyen1,2,6,Guy Brammertz1,2,3,Marc Meuris1,2,3,Jef Poortmans3,7,4,Bart Vermang1,2,3
Institute for material research (IMO)1,Imec division IMOMEC (partner in Solliance)2,Energyville3,KU Leuven4,Delft University of Technology5,Ecole Polytechnique6,IMEC (partner in solliance)7
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.12.18
Combinatorial Study of Mg1-xZnxO Emitter for Band Engineering in CdTe Solar Cells
Yegor Samoilenko1,Gavin Yeung1,Colin Wolden1
Colorado School of Mines1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.12.19
Investigations of RF Magnetron Sputtered CZTS Absorber Layer Thin Films Using XPS and UPS
Balaji Gururajan1,Balasundaraprabhu R1,Prasanna S1,Prabavathy N1,David McIlroy2,Sivakumaran K1,Dhayalan Velauthapillai3
PSG College of Technology1,Oklahoma State University2,Western Norway University of Applied Sciences3
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.12.20
On the Electronic Structure of SiO2/MoS2 Interface by Density Functional Theory
Manuel Ramos1,Javier Polanco1,Jose Enriquez-Carrejo1,John Nogan2
Universidad Autonoma de Cd. Juarez1,Center for Integrated Nanotechnology2
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
5:00 PM - ES20.12.21
Modeling Influence of Diffuseness on Real-Life Solar Module Performance
Christian Dieleman1,Moritz Futscher1,Bruno Ehrler1
AMOLF1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
Symposium Organizers
Shubhra Bansal, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Nicolas Barreau, Universite de Nantes
Alex Redinger, University of Luxembourg
Mike Scarpulla, The University of Utah
Symposium Support
Codex International
First Solar
University of Luxembourg/Fonds national de la recherche (Luxembourg)
ES20.08: Surface and Interface Characterization
Session Chairs
Thursday AM, April 25, 2019
PCC North, 100 Level, Room 132 B
8:00 AM - ES20.08.01
Effect of Na and RbF-PDT on the Light- and Heat-Soaking Behavior of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells Through In Situ Analyses
Shubhra Bansal1,Curtis Walkons1,Theresa Friedlmeier2,Wolfram Hempel2,Benedikt Ursprung3,Edward Barnard3,Marco Nardone4,Yasas Patikirige4,Kyoung E. Kweon5,Vincenzo Lordi5,Oliver Salomon2
University of Nevada, Las Vegas1,Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg2,Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory3,University of Toledo/Bowling Green University4,Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory5
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
8:15 AM - ES20.08.02
Transparent Conducting Oxide (TCO) Back-Contact CIGS Solar Cell and Monolithically-Integrated Module for High-Efficiency Transparent Photovoltaic Application
Jeung-hyun Jeong1,Ah Reum Jeong1,Jaemyeong Choi1,Hyeonggeun Yu1,Jong-keuk Park1,Wonmok Kim1,Seungkuk Kuk2,Zhen Wang2,David Hwang2
KIST1,Stony Brook University, The State University of New York2
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
8:30 AM - ES20.08.03
Electronic Structure of Surface and Interface of Epitaxial Cu(In,Ga)Se2-Based Structure
Kohei Tanigawa1,Shimon Ajisaka1,Renji Takahashi1,Yuya Iwamoto1,Jiro Nishinaga2,Takehiko Nagai2,Hitoshi Tampo2,Hajime Shibata2,Koji Matsubara2,Shigeru Niki2,Norio Terada1
Kagoshima University1,AIST2
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
9:00 AM - ES20.08.04
Chemical and Electronic Structure of Wide-Band Gap Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 Solar Cell Absorbers and Their Interface with Zn(O,S)
Dirk Hauschild1,Mary Blankenship2,Victor van Maris1,Thomas Dalibor3,Patrick Eraerds3,Thomas Niesen3,Jörg Palm3,Monika Blum2,4,Wanli Yang4,Clemens Heske1,2,Lothar Weinhardt1,2
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)1,University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)2,AVANCIS GmbH3,Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory4
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
9:15 AM - ES20.08.05
Determination of the Conduction Band and Valence Band Offset at the CdS/Cu2Zn(Sn1-xGex)Se4 Heterointerface: x = 0 to 1
Takehiko Nagai1,Yuya Iwamoto2,Kohei Tanigawa2,Hiroya Hamada2,Nobuyoshi Ota2,Hitoshi Tampo1,Shinho Kim1,Hajime Shibata1,Koji Matsubara1,Shigeru Niki1,Norio Terada2
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)1,Kagoshima University2
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
9:30 AM - ES20.08.06
Solution-Grown InxSy Buffer Layers on Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Absorbers with Varying Ga/(Ga+In) Ratios—Investigation of the Electronic and Chemical Structure at the InxSy/Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Interface
Victor van Maris1,Dirk Hauschild1,Mary Blankenship2,Wolfram Witte3,Dimitrios Hariskos3,Wanli Yang4,Monika Blum2,4,Michael Powalla3,Clemens Heske1,2,Lothar Weinhardt1,2
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)1,University of Nevada, Las Vegas2,Zentrum für Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg (ZSW)3,Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory4
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
9:45 AM - ES20.08.07
Oxidation-/Reduction Cycles and Their Reversible Effect on the Dipole Formation on Chalcopyrite Surfaces
Amala Elizabeth1,David Lockhorn1,David Regesch2,Alexander Timmer1,Nabi Aghdassi3,Helmut Zacharias1,Harald Fuchs1,Susanne Siebentritt2,Harry Mönig1
University of Münster1,University of Luxembourg2,Soochow University3
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
ES20.09: Optoelectronic Characterization
Session Chairs
Markus Gloeckler
Marco Nardone
Thursday AM, April 25, 2019
PCC North, 100 Level, Room 132 B
10:30 AM - ES20.09.01
Metastabilities in CIGSe-Based Solar Cells—Burden or Opportunity?
Pawel Zabierowski1
Warsaw University of Technology1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
11:00 AM - ES20.09.02
Analysis of Recombination as a Function of Depth in Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 Solar Cells
Alban Lafuente-Sampietro1,Jingdong Chen1,Shenghao Wang1,Mohamed Islam1,Takuya Kato2,Hiroki Sugimoto2,Katsuhiro Akimoto1,Takeaki Sakurai1
University of Tsukuba1,Solar Frontier2
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
11:15 AM - ES20.09.03
Phonon Coupling and Shallow Defects in CuInS2
Alberto Lomuscio1,Mohit Sood1,Michele Melchiorre1,Susanne Siebentritt1
University of Luxembourg1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
11:30 AM - ES20.09.04
The Photoluminescence Efficiency of Kesterite-Based Photovoltaic Materials
Jose Marquez Prieto1,Hannes Hempel1,Antonio Cabas Vidani2,Christian Andres2,Michael Lloyd3,Galina Gueriva1,Sergej Levcenko1,Jacob Andrade-Arvizu4,Edgardo Saucedo4,Charles Hages1,5,Jason Baxter6,Brian McCandless3,Yaroslav Romanyuk2,Alex Redinger7,1,Susan Schorr1,8,Thomas Unold1
Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin1,Empa–Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology2,University of Delaware3,IREC4,University of Florida5,Drexel University6,Univeristy of Luxembourg7,Freie Universität Berlin8
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
11:45 AM - ES20.09.05
Composition-Dependent Charge Carrier Dynamics at MgxZn1-xO/CdTe Interface
Niraj Shrestha1,Geethika Liyanage1,Adam Phillips1,Michael Heben1,Randy Ellingson1
The University of Toledo1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
ES20.10: Calculation and Prediction
Session Chairs
Veronique Gevaerts
Dragica Vasileska
Thursday PM, April 25, 2019
PCC North, 100 Level, Room 132 B
1:30 PM - ES20.10.01
Disorder Effects in Photovoltaic Chalcogenides and Nitrides
Stephan Lany1
National Renewable Energy Laboratory1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
2:00 PM - ES20.10.02
Predicting Defect Formation Energies from Statistical Learning of Bulk Properties
Amit Samanta1,Joel Varley1,Vincenzo Lordi1
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
2:15 PM - ES20.10.03
Machine Learned Defect Level Predictor for Cd-Based Chalcogenides
Arun Kumar Mannodi Kanakkithodi1,Michael Davis1,Maria Chan1
Argonne National Laboratory1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
2:30 PM - ES20.10.04
Enhancing CdTe Solar Cell Performance by Reducing the “Ideal” Bandgap of CdTe through CdTe1-xSex Alloying
Jingxiu Yang1,Su-huai Wei1
Beijing Computational Science Research Center (CSRC)1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
2:45 PM - ES20.10.05
Comparative Study of Intrinsic Defects in Chalcogenide and Halide Perovskite Semiconductors for Photovoltaics
Yi-Yang Sun1
Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
ES20.11: Module Fabrication and Stability
Session Chairs
Stephan Buecheler
Amit Munshi
Thursday PM, April 25, 2019
PCC North, 100 Level, Room 132 B
3:30 PM - ES20.11.01
Research Opportunities for CdTe PV to Reach 25% Efficiency
Markus Gloeckler1
First Solar1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
4:00 PM - ES20.11.02
Degradation Mechanisms Occurring in CIGS Solar Cells and Modules
Mirjam Theelen1,Klaas Bakker2,Thomas Weber3
TNO1,Delft University of Technology2,PI Berlin3
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
4:30 PM - ES20.11.03
17.2% Efficiency CuIn1-xGaxSe2 Thin-Film Based Mini-Module Thanks to Alternative Architecture
Justine Lorthioir1,Ludovic Arzel1,Nicolas Barreau1
Institut des Matériaux Jean Rouxel1
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.
4:45 PM - ES20.11.04
Identifying Optimal Laser Parameters for a Shunt-Free P3 Scribe of CIGS Using Raman Spectroscopy
Veronique Gevaerts1,Shruti Kulkarni1,Johan Bosman1,Klaas Bakker1,2,Hans Linden1
Solliance (ECN part of TNO)1,Delft University of Technology2
Show AbstractAbstracts will be available March 26.