• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 12, Issue 9, 093101 (2014)
Zhou Wang1, Dongyun Wan1, Fuqiang Huang1, and Fangfang Xu2
Author Affiliations
  • 1CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
  • 2Inorganic Materials Analysis and Testing Center, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/col201412.093101 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Zhou Wang, Dongyun Wan, Fuqiang Huang, Fangfang Xu. Highly surface-textured and conducting ZnO:Al films fabricated from oxygen-deficient target for Cu(In, Ga)Se2 solar cell application[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2014, 12(9): 093101 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Highly conducting ZnO:Al (AZO) films are normally prepared through substrate heating and post-annealing in reducing atmosphere, which is deleterious to maintain the high transparency of films and the overall so-lar cell performance. Here we fabricate AZO films through one-step sputtering at room temperature using oxygen-deficient targets prepared via double crucible method. The best-performed AZO film achieves a low resistivity of 4.4 × 10-4 . cm, a high haze factor of 35.0%, and optimizes the efficiency of Cu (In, Ga)Se2 solar cell with a high value of 14.15%. This letter demonstrates that oxygen deficiency can induce high surface texture, conductivity, and boost solar cell performance.
    Zhou Wang, Dongyun Wan, Fuqiang Huang, Fangfang Xu. Highly surface-textured and conducting ZnO:Al films fabricated from oxygen-deficient target for Cu(In, Ga)Se2 solar cell application[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2014, 12(9): 093101
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