Korean Journal of Materials Research (한국재료학회지)

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Fabrication of CuInSe2 Absorber Layers for Thin Film Solar Cells by Doctor Blade Coating and Selenization using Solution Precursor

용액 전구체의 닥터블레이드 코팅 및 셀렌화 열처리를 통한 CuInSe2 박막 태양전지용 광흡수층 제조

  • Kim, Chae-Woong (Solar Cells Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research) ;
  • Ahn, Se-Jin (Solar Cells Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research) ;
  • Yun, Jae-Ho (Solar Cells Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research) ;
  • Lee, Jeong-Chul (Solar Cells Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research) ;
  • Yoon, Kyung-Hoon (Solar Cells Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research)
  • 김재웅 (한국에너지기술연구원 태양전지연구단) ;
  • 안세진 (한국에너지기술연구원 태양전지연구단) ;
  • 윤재호 (한국에너지기술연구원 태양전지연구단) ;
  • 이정철 (한국에너지기술연구원 태양전지연구단) ;
  • 윤경훈 (한국에너지기술연구원 태양전지연구단)
  • Published : 2008.06.30
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Abstract

In this paper, a novel non-vacuum technique is described for the fabrication of a $CuInSe_2$ (CIS) absorber layer for thin film solar cells using a low-cost precursor solution. A solution containing Cu- and Inrelated chemicals was coated onto a Mo/glass substrate using the Doctor blade method and the precursor layer was then selenized in an evaporation chamber. The precursor layer was found to be composed of CuCl crystals and amorphous In compound, which were completely converted to chalcopyrite CIS phase by the selenization process. Morphological, crystallographic and compositional analyses were performed at each step of the fabrication process by SEM, XRD and EDS, respectively.

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