Efficiency enhancement calculations of state-of-the-art solar cells by luminescent layers with spectral shifting, quantum cutting, and quantum tripling function

Solar cells of which the efficiency is not limited by the Shockley-Queisser limit can be obtained by integrating a luminescent spectral conversion layer into the cell structure. We have calculated the maximum efficiency of state-of-the-art c-Si, pc-Si, a-Si, CdTe, GaAs, CIS, CIGS, CGS, GaSb, and Ge solar cells with and without an integrated...

Elucidation of homojunction formation in CuInS2 with impedance spectroscopy

Type transformation in CuInSe2 and CuInS2 solar cells is an important issue with far reaching consequences. In the present study, the presence of a p-n homojunction inside CuInS2 in a TiO2/CuInS2 device is revealed with a detailed impedance spectroscopy and capacitance study. A n-type CuInS2 film with a thickness of 40?nm is found at the TiO2 (n...