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Electrochemical Preparation of Indidum Sulfide Thin Film as a Buffer Layer of CIGS Solar Cell

CIGS 태양전지 버퍼층으로의 활용을 위한 인듐설파이드의 전기화학적 합성

  • Received : 2011.11.21
  • Accepted : 2011.11.27
  • Published : 2011.11.30

Abstract

CIGS solar cells are kind of thin film solar cells, which are studied several years. CdS buffer layer that makes heterojunction between window layer and absorbing layer was one of issue in the CIGS solar cell study. New types of buffer layer consisted of indium sulfide are being studied these days owing to high price and environmental harmful of CdS. In this study, we demonstrated electrochemical synthesis of indium sulfide film as a buffer layer, which is cheaper and faster than other methods. A uniform indium sulfide film was obtained by applying two different alternating potentials. The band gap of the film was optimized by controlling temperature during the electrochemical synthesis. Using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and diffraction method we confirmed that ${\beta}$-indium sulfide was formed on ITO electrode surface.

Copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) 기반 박막 태양전지는 저렴한 제작 단가 및 다른 박막 태양전지에 비해 높은 효율을 보여 실리콘 기반 태양전지의 차세대 태양전지로 각광을 받고 있다. 구성 요소 중 buffer 층은 window 층과 absorber 층 사이의 높은 밴드 갭(band gap)을 해소 해주는 역할을 한다. 기존의 cadmium sulfide(CdS)의 인체 유해성 때문에 이를 대신할 indium sulfide(In2S3)를 이용한 buffer 층의 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 전기화학적인 방법을 통해 값싸고 간편하게 indium sulfide buffer 층을 전극 표면에 합성하는 연구를 진행하였다. Indium-Tin-Oxide(ITO) 전극표면을 sodium thiosulfate 및 indium sulfate의 혼합물 용액에 담그고 환원 전위를 인가하여 indium sulfide를 합성하였다. 크기가 다른 두 전압을 교대로 인가하여 확산 한계(diffusion limit)를 최소화 함으로써 표면에 균일한 조성을 가지는 buffer 층을 합성해 낼 수 있었다. 또한 합성 중 온도의 조절을 통해 buffer 층의 밴드 갭을 최적화 할 수 있었다. 이렇게 전기화학적으로 합성된 buffer 층은 X-선 광전자 분광법과 회절법의 분석을 통해 ${\beta}$-indium sulfide 결정구조를 가짐을 확인 하였다.

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