CIS(CIGS)薄膜材料的研究进展

以CIS(CIGS)作为吸收层的太阳能电池因其诸多优异性能而成为最具潜力的第三代太阳能电池.首先介绍了CIS(CIGS)薄膜的性能与掺杂对电池的影响,讨论了多种薄膜沉积技术及其优缺点,重点介绍了几种低成本制备技术及其影响因素,最后阐述了CIS(CIGS)薄膜电池的发展情况,并展望了CIS(CIGS)电池的发展趋势.     

电沉积制备CIS薄膜太阳能电池材料

电沉积法制备CIS薄膜因具有可实现大面积制备,成本低,制备效率高以及污染小等优点而得到了重点研究,是最有应用前途的薄膜太阳能电池材料之一.概述了电沉积制备CIS薄膜太阳能电池材料的原理、制备工艺,同时介绍了CuInSe2薄膜太阳能电池材料的发展概况.     

铜铟硒薄膜的外延生长和表面重构及其电池性能研究

在GaAs的(110)、(001)和(111)A、(111)B等极性晶面上, 通过铜铟共溅-硒蒸镀的方法, 分布外延生长出(220/204)、(001)和(112)结晶取向的单晶CIS薄膜. 系统考察了CIS薄膜外延生长的结晶取向和表面微结构, 发现了这些CIS外延薄膜均需表面重构化而形成比表面能低的CIS(112)晶面, 结合晶体结构研究了各种晶面和比表面能的相关性. 通过各种衬底下不同结晶取向的CIS薄膜的太阳能电池组装, 发现当CIS薄膜生长具有(220/204)结晶取向时电池器件性能最好、效率最高, 说明可通过控制CIS薄膜的沉积条件和选用合适取向的衬底, 增加吸收层(220/204)的结晶取向, 从而显著提高CIS薄膜太阳电池的光电性能.     

CuInSe2和Cu(In,Ga)Se2薄膜的制备进展

综述了CuInSe2 (CIS)和Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS)薄膜的最新制备和研究进展,重点论述了几种制备方法如热蒸发、喷涂热解、电化学沉积、溶解-旋涂、高温液相合成等对相应薄膜的形貌、结构、成分以及所组成太阳能电池光电性能的影响,探讨了这类薄膜太阳能电池存在的问题,展望了今后的研究方向.     

薄膜冶金技术的几种方法

本文介绍了几种薄膜冶金方法的使用。叙述了电子束共蒸发技术在蓝宝石表面上制备Nb_3Ge薄膜,辉光放电制备非晶硅太阳能电池光电薄膜,空心阴极放电法制取TiN薄膜和离子注入制备半导体器件薄膜的工艺及其对镀薄装置提出的要求。     

铜铟铝硒太阳能电池研究进展

具有黄铜矿结构的铜铟硒(CIS)类薄膜太阳电池随着其转换效率的进一步提高,受到日益广泛的关注。相对于CIS材料,由于铜铟铝硒(CIAS)具有更高的禁带宽度,可用比Ga合金更小的相对浓度来实现更可观的带隙,另外具有材料价格相对低廉,理论转化率高等优点使其成为太阳能电池材料目前的研究热点。对CIAS材料基本特点、制备方法及其在太阳能电池中的应用的研究进展进行了综述,并针对目前研究中存在的问题进行了总结和分析。     

硒化温度对CuInSe2薄膜性能的影响

采用中频交流磁控溅射方法沉积Cu-In薄膜,并采用固态源硒化方法制备CuInSe2(CIS)薄膜,考察了硒化温度对CIS薄膜性能的影响.采用SEM和EDS观察和分析了它们的表面形貌和成分,采用XRD表征了薄膜的组织结构,采用霍尔测试仪测量了薄膜的载流子浓度和霍尔迁移率.结果表明,Cu-In薄膜由In和Cu11In9两相组成,在不同的硒化温度下制备的CIS薄膜,均具有单一的黄铜矿CuInSe2相结构.随着硒化温度的升高,CIS薄膜的晶粒直径增大,当硒化温度达到550℃时,晶粒直径已接近于2 μm.硒化温度继续升高,晶粒之间出现孔洞和缝隙等缺陷.530℃的硒化温度下制得的弱p型CIS薄膜,最符合CuInSe2的化学计量比,最适于制备太阳能电池吸收层.     

高质量钙钛矿单晶CH3NH3PbI3研究进展

有机-无机钙钛矿材料因为具有光谱吸收范围宽、缺陷密度低、载流子复合率低等非常优良的光电性能吸引了广泛关注, 掀起了钙钛矿材料研究热潮。近年来杂化钙钛矿型太阳能电池发展迅速, 光电转化效率目前已达到22.1%, 展现出极大的应用潜力。与多晶薄膜相比, 单晶具有极低的缺陷密度和极少的界面缺陷。多个课题组成功培养出大尺寸钙钛矿单晶, 发现钙钛矿单晶材料具有比其他薄膜多晶材料更好的光响应特性, 是设计制备光伏器件的理想材料。在各类钙钛矿材料中, CH₃NH₃PbI₃是研究和应用最广泛的一类钙钛矿材料。本文主要针对近年来CH₃NH₃PbI₃单晶材料的研究制备进行综述, 介绍了CH₃NH₃PbI₃单晶材料的结构及性能, 重点总结了CH₃NH₃PbI₃单晶材料生长制备方法和应用, 并对其发展趋势进行了展望。     

染料敏化太阳能电池的研究进展

光导电极材料在染料敏化太阳能电池(DSSC)中起到关键作用,直接影响到太阳能电池的总效率,所以一直是DSSC研究的热点.介绍了DSSC的基本工作原理,概述了当前DSSC中最流行的TiO<,2>和ZnO两种薄膜光导电极材料的制备方法,并从结构、工艺和转换效率等方面对染料敏化TiO<,2>薄膜太阳能电池和染料敏化ZnO薄膜太阳能电池进行了介绍和讨论;同时简要介绍了目前研究非常热门的叠层染料敏化太阳电池的研究进程,最后展望了染料敏化太阳能电池的未来发展前景.     

CIS太阳电池材料的研究进展

综述了国内外太阳电池及其材料的发展概况.目前应用的光电转换材料主要有硅材料和化合物半导体材料,介绍了用这几类材料制作的太阳电池的特点,重点介绍了其光电转换效率.在薄膜电池材料中重点综述了铜铟硒(CIS)基薄膜太阳电池的研究进展.由于制约太阳电池发展的关键问题是制备成本高和转换效率低,提出了采用化学法制备CIS基薄膜材料及其梯度带隙,该方法将开辟高性能CIS基吸收层薄膜材料及其器件制备的低成本新途径.     

Fabrication of nanocrystal ink based superstrate-type CuInS₂ thin film solar cells

A CuInS? (CIS) nanocrystal ink was applied to thin film solar cell devices with superstrate-type configuration. Monodispersed CIS nanocrystals were synthesized by a colloidal synthetic route and re-dispersed in toluene to form an ink. A spray method was used to coat CIS films onto conducting glass substrates. Prior to CIS film deposition, TiO? and CdS thin films were also prepared as a blocking layer and a buffer layer, respectively. We found that both a TiO? blocking layer and a CdS buffer layer are necessary to generate photoresponses in superstrate-type devices. The best power conversion efficiency (～1.45%) was achieved by the CIS superstrate-type thin film solar cell device with 200 and 100 nm thick TiO? and CdS films, respectively.     

Optimization of deposition temperature of SILAR Cu-rich CuInS2 thin films

CuInS₂ (CIS) is studied widely as a promising absorber material for high efficient and low cost thin film solar cells. CIS thin films are prepared on soda lime glass substrates using Successive Ionic Layer Adsorption and Reaction (SILAR) technique at different deposition temperatures (40 to 70 °C). The structural, compositional and optical properties are studied with x-ray diffractometer, energy dispersive x-ray analyzer and spectrophotometer. The influence of the deposition temperature on the properties of CIS thin films is discussed in this paper in detail.     

CuInS2 thin films obtained by spray pyrolysis for photovoltaic applications

Copper indium disulphide, CuInS₂, is a promising absorber material for thin film photovoltaic which has recently attracted considerable attention due to its suitability to reach high efficiency solar cells by using low-cost techniques. In this work CuInS₂ thin films have been deposited by chemical spray pyrolysis onto glass substrates at ambient atmosphere, using different composition solutions at various substrate temperatures. Structural, chemical composition and optical properties of CIS films were analysed by X-ray diffraction, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and optical spectroscopy. Sprayed CIS films are polycrystalline with a chalcopyrite structure with a preferential orientation along the <112> direction and no remains of oxides were found after spraying in suitable conditions. X-ray microanalysis shows that a chemical composition near to stochiometry can be obtained. An optical gap of about 1.51 eV was found for sprayed CIS thin films.     

Preparation and characteristics of CuInSe2 thin films by dip-coating method using its nanocrystal ink

Nanocrystal ink-coating technique is a low cost, less pollution, and non-vacuum solution based processing to produce CIS absorbing layers for photovoltaics, leading to low fabrication cost and eco-friendly process of solar cells. In this work, highly crystallized chalcopyrite CuInSe₂ (CIS) nanocrystals were synthesized by a green and cheap air pressure hot injection method using 1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidinone and glycerol mixed solvent, and copper chloride, indium chloride and selenium dioxide as precursors. The synthesized CIS nanocrystals were used to prepare colloidal nanocrystal inks by dispersing them ultrasonically in absolute alcohol and deposit CIS thin films by dip-coating nanocrystal inks. Basic characterization data of the synthesized CIS nanocrystals and the ink-coated thin films were described by XRD, TEM, FESEM, EDS, UV–vis–NIR, and Hall measurements.     

Low cost CuInSe2 thin films production by stacked elemental layers process for large area fabrication of solar cell application

Low cost deposition of large area CuInSe₂ (CIS) thin films have been grown on Mo-coated glass substrate by simple and economic stacked elemental layer deposition technique in vacuum. The grown parameters such as concentration of Cu, In and Se elements have been optimized to achieve uniform thin film in vacuum chamber. The as-grown Cu/In/Se stacked layers have been annealed at 200 °C and 350 °C for 1 h in air ambient. The as-grown and annealed films have been further subjected to characterization by X-ray diffraction (XRD), optical absorption, atomic force microscopy (AFM) and I-V measurement techniques. XRD patterns revealed that as-grown Cu/In/Se stacked layers represent amorphous nature while annealed CIS film reproduces nano-polycrystalline nature with chalcopyrite structure. The optical band gap of annealed films increases with respect to air annealing which confirms the reduction of crystallite size. Surface morphology of as-grown Cu/In/Se stacked layers and annealed CIS thin films have been confirmed by AFM images. The electrical measurements show enhancement of conductivity which is useful for solar cell application.     

Addition of Na into CuInS2 thin film via co-evaporation

While most of studies focus on the addition of Na into CuInGaSe₂ as well as CuInGaS₂ thin films, this study examines the addition of Na into CuInS₂ (CIS) thin films. Moreover, an alternative approach has been used to incorporate Na into CIS thin films. Two source evaporation (Cu and In) was first performed to obtain Cu-In layers with desired thicknesses. Three source evaporation (Cu, In, and NaF) then followed subsequently to produce Na-doped Cu-In precursor films having different Na concentrations. The precursor films were immediately sulfurized in the same evaporation chamber to form CIS thin films. The addition of Na was found to enhance (112) preferred orientation and reduce the grain size. Raman spectra show that the addition of Na does not alter the needed phase transformation from CuInS₂-CuAu structure to CuInS₂-chalcopyrite structure during the sulfurization. Blue shift of the CIS Raman CH mode occurs as a result. The doping of Na was also found to decrease the film resistivity or increase the hole concentration in the films.     

Cu-In合金硒化法制备CuInSe_2薄膜

采用三电极体系恒电压电沉积法制备了Cu-In薄膜,经硒化退火生成CuInSe_2薄膜.采用循环伏安法研究了电沉积Cu-In的循环伏安特性,确定其最佳沉积电位在-0.75V左右,Cu与In的化学计量比为1.1,达到了理想前驱体的Cu与In的化学计量比.研究了不同沉积电位下材料组成、结构与性能的影响.硒化后,Cu与In的化学计量比为1,1时形成了比较单一的CuInSe_2黄铜矿相结构.     

The influence of annealing temperature on the structural, electrical and optical properties of ion beam sputtered CuInSe2 thin films

CuInSe₂ (CIS) thin films were prepared by ion beam sputtering deposition of copper layer, indium layer and selenium layer on BK7 glass substrates followed by annealing at different temperatures for 1 h in the same vacuum chamber. The influence of annealing temperature (100-400 °C) on the structural, optical and electrical properties of CIS thin films was investigated. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis revealed that CIS thin films exhibit chalcopyrite phase and preferential (112) orientation when the annealing temperature is over 300 °C. Both XRD and Raman show that the crystalline quality of CIS thin film and the grain size increase with increasing annealing temperature. The reduction of the stoichiometry deviation during the deposition of CIS thin films is achieved and the elemental composition of Cu, In and Se in the sample annealed at 400 °C is very near to the stoichiometric ratio of 1:1:2. This sample also has an optical energy band gap of about 1.05 eV, a high absorption coefficient of 10⁵ cm⁻¹ and a resistivity of about 0.01 Ω cm.     

In2Se3/CuSe核壳结构微纳粉的合成及其喷涂热处理制备CuInSe2薄膜

分别采用超声微波溶剂热法、常压溶剂热法及高压溶剂热法制备In₂Se₃/CuSe粉体, 研究不同方法制备In₂Se₃/CuSe粉体的物相、形貌, 并利用涂覆-快速热处理法制作薄膜太阳电池吸收层。通过XRD、Raman、FESEM和TEM对样品的物相、形貌和组成进行了表征。结果表明: 超声微波溶剂热法和常压溶剂热法得到的产物是以In₂Se₃+CuSe混合相的形式存在, 高压溶剂热法合成的In₂Se₃/CuSe粉体则呈核壳结构, (以In₂Se₃为核, CuSe为壳)。涂覆-快速热处理法制备CIS薄膜的FESEM照片结果表明, 高压溶剂热法合成的In₂Se₃/CuSe更容易获得平整致密的薄膜。将该CIS薄膜直接用于电池器件的组装, 获得的光电性能参数: V_oc为50 mV, J_sc为8 mA/cm²。