Title
Damp heat related degradation mechanisms within CIGS solar cells
Author
Theelen, M.J.
de Graaf, F.
Daume, F.
Barreau, N.
Vroon, Z.A.E.P.
Zeman, M.
Publication year
2018
Abstract
Degradation rates and mechanisms for molybdenum back contacts and ZnO:Al front contacts exposed to damp heat were obtained from literature and experiments. It was found that molybdenum back contacts with a higher density and covered by a MoSe2 film are more stable than their low density, bare counterparts. For ZnO:Al front contacts various material changes, including thickness, deposition temperatures and doping concentration increase as well as post-deposition treatments can lead to a more stable material. Moreover, the degradation rate of encapsulated and non-encapsulated CIGS solar cells and modules exposed to damp heat were determined It was observed that in general, exposure to damp heat led to a reduction in efficiency, mostly caused by a reduction in Voc and FF. However, it was found that very large differences exist between samples. © 2017 IEEE.
Subject
CIGS
Damp heat
Humidity
Modules
Solar cells
Stability
Aluminum
Atmospheric humidity
Convergence of numerical methods
Degradation
Deposition
II-VI semiconductors
Molybdenum
Molybdenum compounds
Selenium compounds
Semiconductor doping
Zinc oxide
CIGS solar cells
Degradation mechanism
Deposition temperatures
Doping concentration
Modules
Post deposition treatment
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TNO identifier
810211
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN
9781509056057
Source
44th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, PVSC 2017. 25 June 2017 through 30 June 2017, 1-6
Document type
conference paper