Publications

Effect of Ordered Vacancy Compounds on the Carrier Collection in Wide‐Gap (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se₂ Solar Cells

Keller, Jan; Martin, Natalia; Donzel‐Gargand, Olivier; Kiselman, Klara et al.

Part of Solar RRL, 2024

• DOI for Effect of Ordered Vacancy Compounds on the Carrier Collection in Wide‐Gap (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se₂ Solar Cells

Enhanced performance of Cu₂ZnSnS₄ based bifacial solar cells with FTO and W/FTO back contacts through absorber air annealing and Na incorporation

Sawa, Hezekiah B.; Babucci, Melike; Donzel-Gargand, Olivier; Pearson, Patrick et al.

Part of Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2024

• DOI for Enhanced performance of Cu₂ZnSnS₄ based bifacial solar cells with FTO and W/FTO back contacts through absorber air annealing and Na incorporation

Exploring the tribochemical wear and material transfer caused by Cu15Zn alloys on shearing tools

Heinrichs, Jannica; Mikado, H.; Donzel-Gargand, Olivier; Surreddi, K. B. et al.

Part of Wear, 2024

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High-concentration silver alloying and steep back-contact gallium grading enabling copper indium gallium selenide solar cell with 23.6% efficiency

Keller, Jan; Kiselman, Klara; Donzel-Gargand, Olivier; Martin, Natalia M. et al.

Part of Nature Energy, p. 467-478, 2024

• DOI for High-concentration silver alloying and steep back-contact gallium grading enabling copper indium gallium selenide solar cell with 23.6% efficiency

Properties of the Interface Between the Atomic Layer Grown Zinc-Tin-Oxide and Cu₂ZnGeS₄ Relevant for Kesterite Thin-Film Solar Cells

Martin, Natalia M.; Saini, Nishant; Babucci, Melike; Törndahl, Tobias et al.

Part of Physica Status Solidi (a) applications and materials science, 2024

• DOI for Properties of the Interface Between the Atomic Layer Grown Zinc-Tin-Oxide and Cu₂ZnGeS₄ Relevant for Kesterite Thin-Film Solar Cells
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Structural and mechanical properties of magnetron sputtered (Nb_xMo_1-x)C thin films

Osinger, Barbara; Donzel-Gargand, Olivier; Fritze, Stefan; Jansson, Ulf et al.

Part of Vacuum, 2024

• DOI for Structural and mechanical properties of magnetron sputtered (Nb_xMo_1-x)C thin films
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Structural Si₃N₄-SiO₂ glass ceramics with bioactive and anti-bacterial properties

Zhou, Huasi; Persson, Cecilia; Donzel-Gargand, Olivier; Engqvist, Håkan et al.

Part of Journal of the European Ceramic Society, p. 4260-4271, 2024

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Toward improving the performance of Cu₂ZnSnS₄-based solar cells with Zr, W or sulfurized layers at the SnO₂:F/Cu₂ZnSnS₄ rear interface

Sawa, Hezekiah B.; Babucci, Melike; Keller, Jan; Platzer Björkman, Charlotte et al.

Part of Thin Solid Films, 2024

• DOI for Toward improving the performance of Cu₂ZnSnS₄-based solar cells with Zr, W or sulfurized layers at the SnO₂:F/Cu₂ZnSnS₄ rear interface

Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ based ultrathin solar cells the pathway from lab rigid to large scale flexible technology

Lopes, T. S.; Teixeira, J. P.; Curado, M. A.; Ferreira, B. R. et al.

Part of npj Flexible Electronics, 2023

• DOI for Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ based ultrathin solar cells the pathway from lab rigid to large scale flexible technology
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Depth-Dependent Atomic-Scale Structural Changes in (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se₂ Absorbers Relevant for Thin-Film Solar Cells

Babucci, Melike; Meira, Debora M.; Wallin, Erik; Keller, Jan et al.

Part of ACS Applied Energy Materials, p. 9264-9275, 2023

• DOI for Depth-Dependent Atomic-Scale Structural Changes in (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se₂ Absorbers Relevant for Thin-Film Solar Cells

Electrical Characterisation of (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se₂ Thin Film Solar Cells To Investigate Stability

Pearson, Patrick

2023

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Exploring Crystallization Phenomena in Al₂TiO₅-Based Chemical Vapor-Deposited Coatings by in Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy

Öhman, Sebastian; Donzel-Gargand, Olivier; Boman, Mats; Törndahl, Tobias

Part of Crystal Growth & Design, p. 7680-7687, 2023

• DOI for Exploring Crystallization Phenomena in Al₂TiO₅-Based Chemical Vapor-Deposited Coatings by in Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy
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Extending the Passive Region of CrFeNi-Based High Entropy Alloys

Zendejas Medina, León; Mølmen, Live; Paschalidou, Eirini-Maria; Donzel-Gargand, Olivier et al.

Part of Advanced Functional Materials, 2023

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Interplay between Growth Mechanism, Materials Chemistry, and Band Gap Characteristics in Sputtered Thin Films of Chalcogenide Perovskite BaZrS₃

Mukherjee, Soham; Riva, Stefania; Comparotto, Corrado; Johansson, Fredrik et al.

Part of ACS Applied Energy Materials, p. 11642-11653, 2023

• DOI for Interplay between Growth Mechanism, Materials Chemistry, and Band Gap Characteristics in Sputtered Thin Films of Chalcogenide Perovskite BaZrS₃
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Investigating the Role of Ag and Ga Content in the Stability of Wide-Gap (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se2 Thin Film Solar Cells

Pearson, Patrick; Keller, Jan; Platzer-Björkman, Charlotte

Part of 2023 IEEE 50th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2023

• DOI for Investigating the Role of Ag and Ga Content in the Stability of Wide-Gap (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se2 Thin Film Solar Cells

Investigating the Role of Ag and Ga Content in the Stability of Wide-Gap (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se-2 Thin-Film Solar Cells

Pearson, Patrick; Keller, Jan; Stolt, Lars; Platzer Björkman, Charlotte

Part of Physica status solidi. B, Basic research, 2023

• DOI for Investigating the Role of Ag and Ga Content in the Stability of Wide-Gap (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se-2 Thin-Film Solar Cells
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Magnetron sputtered high entropy alloy/amorphous carbon nanocomposite coatings

Zendejas Medina, León; de Costa, Marcus Vinicius Tavares; Donzel-Gargand, Olivier; Nyholm, Leif et al.

Part of Materials Today Communications, 2023

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Mitigation of Phase Separation in High Ga Cu(In,Ga)S2 Absorbers to Achieve ∼ 1 Volt 15.6% Power Conversion Efficiency

Adeleye, Damilola; Sood, Mohit; Törndahl, Tobias; Hultqvist, Adam et al.

Part of 2023 IEEE 50th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2023

• DOI for Mitigation of Phase Separation in High Ga Cu(In,Ga)S2 Absorbers to Achieve ∼ 1 Volt 15.6% Power Conversion Efficiency

Nucleation and Growth of Cu2O: Role of Potential, Electrolyte pH, and Substrate

Singh, Akhilender Jeet; Aggarwal, Garima; Chawla, Sushobhita; Das, Chandan et al.

Part of Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2023

• DOI for Nucleation and Growth of Cu2O: Role of Potential, Electrolyte pH, and Substrate

On the Impact of Cadmium Sulfide Layer Thickness on Kesterite Photodetector Performance

Zeiske, Stefan; Kaiser, Christina; Sandberg, Oskar J.; Ericson, Tove et al.

Part of Advanced Photonics Research, 2023

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Over 100 mV V_OC Improvement for Rear Passivated ACIGS Ultra-Thin Solar Cells

Oliveira, Antonio; Curado, Marco; Teixeira, Jennifer; Tome, Daniela et al.

Part of Advanced Functional Materials, 2023

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Role of Oxygen in Vacancy-Induced Phase Formation and Crystallization of Al2TiO5-Based Chemical Vapor-Deposited Coatings

Öhman, Sebastian; Forslund, Axel; Lindblad, Rebecka; Nagy, Gyula et al.

Part of The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, p. 6456-6465, 2023

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Silver Alloying in Highly Efficient CuGaSe₂ Solar Cells with Different Buffer Layers

Keller, Jan; Stolt, Lars; Törndahl, Tobias; Edoff, Marika

Part of Solar RRL, 2023

• DOI for Silver Alloying in Highly Efficient CuGaSe₂ Solar Cells with Different Buffer Layers
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Sn_1-xGe_xO_y and Zn_1-xGe_xO_y by Atomic Layer Deposition-Growth Dynamics, Film Properties, and Compositional Tuning for Charge Selective Transport in (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se₂ Solar Cells

Hultqvist, Adam; Keller, Jan; Martin, Natalia M.; Larsson, Fredrik et al.

Part of ACS Applied Energy Materials, p. 9824-9836, 2023

• DOI for Sn_1-xGe_xO_y and Zn_1-xGe_xO_y by Atomic Layer Deposition-Growth Dynamics, Film Properties, and Compositional Tuning for Charge Selective Transport in (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se₂ Solar Cells
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Using both sides of the panel

Edoff, Marika

Part of Nature Energy, p. 15-16, 2023

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An open-access database and analysis tool for perovskite solar cells based on the FAIR data principles

Jacobsson, T. Jesper; Hultqvist, Adam; García-Fernández, Alberto; Anand, Aman et al.

Part of Nature Energy, p. 107-115, 2022

• DOI for An open-access database and analysis tool for perovskite solar cells based on the FAIR data principles
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Atomic Layer Deposition of SnO₂ as an Electron Transport Material for Solid-State P-type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Cheng, Haoliang; Liu, Yawen; Cai, Bin; Hägglund, Carl et al.

Part of ACS Applied Energy Materials, p. 12022-12028, 2022

• DOI for Atomic Layer Deposition of SnO₂ as an Electron Transport Material for Solid-State P-type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
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Atomic Layer Grown Zinc-Tin Oxide as an Alternative Buffer Layer for Cu2ZnSnS4-Based Thin Film Solar Cells: Influence of Absorber Surface Treatment on Buffer Layer Growth

Martin, Natalia M.; Törndahl, Tobias; Babucci, Melike; Larsson, Fredrik et al.

Part of ACS Applied Energy Materials, p. 13971-13980, 2022

• DOI for Atomic Layer Grown Zinc-Tin Oxide as an Alternative Buffer Layer for Cu2ZnSnS4-Based Thin Film Solar Cells: Influence of Absorber Surface Treatment on Buffer Layer Growth
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Chalcogenide Perovskites: Tantalizing Prospects, Challenging Materials

Sopiha, Kostiantyn; Comparotto, Corrado; Márquez, José A.; Scragg, Jonathan J.

Part of Advanced Optical Materials, 2022

• DOI for Chalcogenide Perovskites: Tantalizing Prospects, Challenging Materials
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Circumventing Thermodynamic Constraints in Nucleation-Controlled Crystallization of Al₂TiO₅-Based Chemical Vapor Deposition Coatings

Öhman, Sebastian; Ek, Gustav; Nagy, Gyula; Törndahl, Tobias et al.

Part of Chemistry of Materials, p. 5151-5164, 2022

• DOI for Circumventing Thermodynamic Constraints in Nucleation-Controlled Crystallization of Al₂TiO₅-Based Chemical Vapor Deposition Coatings
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Dehydrogenation of Propane and n-Butane Catalyzed by Isolated PtZn4 Sites Supported on Self-Pillared Zeolite Pentasil Nanosheets

Qi, Liang; Zhang, Yanfei; Babucci, Melike; Chen, Cailing et al.

Part of ACS Catalysis, p. 11177-11189, 2022

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Effects of material properties of band-gap-graded Cu(In,Ga)Se-2 thin films on the onset of the quantum efficiency spectra of corresponding solar cells

Thomas, Sinju; Bertram, Tobias; Kaufmann, Christian; Kodalle, Tim et al.

Part of Progress in Photovoltaics, p. 1238-1246, 2022

• DOI for Effects of material properties of band-gap-graded Cu(In,Ga)Se-2 thin films on the onset of the quantum efficiency spectra of corresponding solar cells
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Experimental and Theoretical Study of Stable and Metastable Phases in Sputtered CuInS₂

Larsen, Jes K.; Sopiha, Kostiantyn V.; Persson, Clas; Platzer Björkman, Charlotte et al.

Part of Advanced Science, 2022

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Gettering in PolySi/SiOx Passivating Contacts Enables Si-Based Tandem Solar Cells with High Thermal and Contamination Resilience

Assar, Alireza; Martinho, Filipe; Larsen, Jes K.; Saini, Nishant et al.

Part of ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, p. 14342-14358, 2022

• DOI for Gettering in PolySi/SiOx Passivating Contacts Enables Si-Based Tandem Solar Cells with High Thermal and Contamination Resilience

Kilowatt Power Amplifier With Improved Power Back-Off Efficiency for Cyclotron Application

Tong, Renbin; Bengtsson, Olof; Olsson, Jörgen; Bäcklund, Andreas et al.

Part of IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, p. 1401-1409, 2022

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Long term stability and recovery of 3 MeV proton irradiated Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ and Cu₂ (Zn,Sn)(S,Se)₄ thin film solar cells

Pearson, Patrick; Keller, Jan; Larsen, Jes; Kosyak, Volodymyr et al.

Part of Thin Solid Films, 2022

• DOI for Long term stability and recovery of 3 MeV proton irradiated Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ and Cu₂ (Zn,Sn)(S,Se)₄ thin film solar cells
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Low temperature (Zn,Sn)O deposition for reducing interface open-circuit voltage deficit to achieve highly efficient Se-free Cu(In,Ga)S₂ solar cells

Sood, Mohit; Adeleye, Damilola; Shukla, Sudhanshu; Törndahl, Tobias et al.

Part of Faraday discussions, p. 328-338, 2022

• DOI for Low temperature (Zn,Sn)O deposition for reducing interface open-circuit voltage deficit to achieve highly efficient Se-free Cu(In,Ga)S₂ solar cells
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Metal nanoparticle arrays via a water-based lift-off scheme using a block copolymer template

Landeke-Wilsmark, Björn; Hägglund, Carl

Part of Nanotechnology, 2022

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Microscopic insight into the impact of the KF post-deposition treatment on optoelectronic properties of (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se₂ solar cells

Krause, Maximilian; Marquez, José A.; Levcenco, Sergej; Unold, Thomas et al.

Part of Progress in Photovoltaics, p. 109-115, 2022

• DOI for Microscopic insight into the impact of the KF post-deposition treatment on optoelectronic properties of (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se₂ solar cells
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Multiscale Optical Modeling of Perovskite-Si Tandem Solar Cells

Hägglund, Carl

Part of Frontiers in Photonics, 2022

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Nanometer-Thick ZnO/SnO2 Heterostructures Grown on Alumina for H2S Sensing

Akbari-Saatlu, Mehdi; Procek, Marcin; Mattsson, Claes; Thungström, Göran et al.

Part of ACS Applied Nano Materials, p. 6954-6963, 2022

• DOI for Nanometer-Thick ZnO/SnO2 Heterostructures Grown on Alumina for H2S Sensing
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Off-stoichiometry in I-III-VI2 chalcopyrite absorbers: a comparative analysis of structures and stabilities

Sopiha, Kostiantyn; Larsen, Jes K.; Keller, Jan; Edoff, Marika et al.

Part of Faraday discussions, p. 357-374, 2022

• DOI for Off-stoichiometry in I-III-VI2 chalcopyrite absorbers: a comparative analysis of structures and stabilities
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Post‐deposition sulfurization of CuInSe₂ solar absorbers by employing sacrificial CuInS₂ precursor layers

Khavari, Faraz; Saini, Nishant; Keller, Jan; Larsen, Jes K. et al.

Part of Physica Status Solidi (a) applications and materials science, 2022

• DOI for Post‐deposition sulfurization of CuInSe₂ solar absorbers by employing sacrificial CuInS₂ precursor layers
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Precisely nanostructured HfO2 rear passivation layers for ultra-thin Cu(In,Ga)Se-2

Anacleto, Pedro; Hägglund, Carl; Chen, Wei-Chao; Kovacic, Milan et al.

Part of Progress in Photovoltaics, p. 1289-1297, 2022

• DOI for Precisely nanostructured HfO2 rear passivation layers for ultra-thin Cu(In,Ga)Se-2

Record 1.1 V Open-Circuit Voltage for Cu₂ZnGeS₄-Based Thin-Film Solar Cells Using Atomic Layer Deposition Zn_1-xSn_xO_y Buffer Layers

Saini, Nishant; Martin, Natalia M.; Larsen, Jes K.; Hultqvist, Adam et al.

Part of Solar RRL, 2022

• DOI for Record 1.1 V Open-Circuit Voltage for Cu₂ZnGeS₄-Based Thin-Film Solar Cells Using Atomic Layer Deposition Zn_1-xSn_xO_y Buffer Layers
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Rubidium Fluoride Absorber Treatment for Wide-Gap (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se-2 Solar Cells

Keller, Jan; Aboulfadl, Hisham; Stolt, Lars; Donzel-Gargand, Olivier et al.

Part of Solar RRL, 2022

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Setup for dynamic Solvent Vapor Annealing (dSVA) - design, operation and performance evaluation

Landeke-Wilsmark, Björn

2022

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SiO$_x$ Patterned Based Substrates Implemented in Cu(In,Ga)Se$_2$ Ultrathin Solar Cells: Optimum Thickness

Oliveira, Kevin; Teixeira, Jennifer P.; Chen, Wei-Chao; Jioleo, Jackson Lontchi et al.

Part of IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, p. 954-961, 2022

• DOI for SiO$_x$ Patterned Based Substrates Implemented in Cu(In,Ga)Se$_2$ Ultrathin Solar Cells: Optimum Thickness

Solar irradiance distribution under vertically mounted agrivoltaic systems – Model development, validation, and applications for microclimate assessment

Campana, Pietro; Staaf Scragg, Jonathan; Ma Lu, Silvia; Zainali, Sebastian et al.

2022

• DOI for Solar irradiance distribution under vertically mounted agrivoltaic systems – Model development, validation, and applications for microclimate assessment

Surface/Interface Effects by Alkali Postdeposition Treatments of (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se₂ Thin Film Solar Cells

Martin, Natalia M.; Törndahl, Tobias; Wallin, Erik; Simonov, Konstantin A. et al.

Part of ACS Applied Energy Materials, p. 461-468, 2022

• DOI for Surface/Interface Effects by Alkali Postdeposition Treatments of (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se₂ Thin Film Solar Cells
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Synthesis of BaZrS₃ Perovskite Thin Films at a Moderate Temperature on Conductive Substrates

Comparotto, Corrado; Ström, Petter; Donzel-Gargand, Olivier; Kubart, Tomas et al.

Part of ACS Applied Energy Materials, p. 6335-6343, 2022

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Taper Transmission Line Based Measurement—An Thru-Only De-Embedding Approach

Tong, Renbin; Dai, Zhijiang; Olsson, Jörgen; Huynen, Isabelle et al.

Part of IEEE transactions on microwave theory and techniques, p. 4199-4210, 2022

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The Effect of Absorber Stoichiometry on the Stability of Widegap (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se₂ Solar Cells

Pearson, Patrick; Keller, Jan; Stolt, Lars; Edoff, Marika et al.

Part of Physica status solidi. B, Basic research, 2022

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Tribofilm formation of a boric acid fuel additive: material characterization; challenges and insights

Larsson, Elin; Donzel-Gargand, Olivier; Heinrichs, Jannica; Jacobson, Staffan

Part of Tribology International, 2022

• DOI for Tribofilm formation of a boric acid fuel additive: material characterization; challenges and insights

Ultrathin wide band gap kesterites

Platzer Björkman, Charlotte; Larsen, Jes K.; Saini, Nishant; Babucci, Melike et al.

Part of Faraday discussions, p. 38-50, 2022

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Wide-Gap Chalcopyrite Solar Cells with Indium Oxide-Based Transparent Back Contacts

Keller, Jan; Stolt, Lars; Donzel-Gargand, Olivier; Kubart, Tomas et al.

Part of Solar RRL, 2022

• DOI for Wide-Gap Chalcopyrite Solar Cells with Indium Oxide-Based Transparent Back Contacts
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Alkali Dispersion in (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se-2 Thin Film Solar Cells-Insight from Theory and Experiment

Aboulfadl, Hisham; Sopiha, Kostiantyn; Keller, Jan; Larsen, Jes K et al.

Part of ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, p. 7188-7199, 2021

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An improved analytical model for broadside coupled transmission line used on planar circuit

Tong, Renbin; Olsson, Jörgen; Dancila, Dragos

Part of AEU - International Journal of Electronics and Communications, 2021

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Band gap engineering in Cu₂ZnGe_xSn_1-xS₄ thin film solar cells

Saini, Nishant

2021

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Bandgap engineered Cu₂ZnGe_xSn_1−xS₄ solar cells using an adhesive TiN back contact layer

Saini, Nishant; Larsen, Jes K.; Lindgren, Kristina; Fazi, Andrea et al.

Part of Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2021

• DOI for Bandgap engineered Cu₂ZnGe_xSn_1−xS₄ solar cells using an adhesive TiN back contact layer

Charge transport in phthalocyanine thin-film transistors coupled with Fabry-Perot cavities

Kang, Evan S. H.; Chen, Shangzhi; Derek, Vedran; Hägglund, Carl et al.

Part of Journal of Materials Chemistry C, p. 2368-2374, 2021

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Chemistry of Oxygen Ionosorption on SnO2 Surfaces

Sopiha, Kostiantyn; Malyi, Oleksandr, I; Persson, Clas; Wu, Ping

Part of ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, p. 33664-33676, 2021

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Development of Various Photovoltaic‐Driven Water Electrolysis Technologies for Green Solar Hydrogen Generation

Calnan, Sonya; Bagacki, Rory; Bao, Fuxi; Dorbandt, Iris et al.

Part of Solar RRL, 2021

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Electrochromic solar water splitting using a cathodic WO3 electrocatalyst

Bayrak Pehlivan, Ilknur; Atak, Gamze; Niklasson, Gunnar; Stolt, Lars et al.

Part of Nano Energy, 2021

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Enabling year-round cultivation in the Nordics: Agrivoltaics and adaptive Led lighting control of Daily Light Integral

Hernandez Velasco, Marco

Part of Agriculture, 2021

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High-Performance and Industrially Viable Nanostructured SiOx Layers for Interface Passivation in Thin Film Solar Cells

Cunha, Jose M. V.; Oliveira, Kevin; Lontchi, Jackson; Lopes, Tomas S. et al.

Part of Solar RRL, 2021

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Interface engineering of ultrathin Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ solar cells on reflective back contacts

Gouillart, Louis; Cattoni, Andrea; Chen, Wei-Chao; Goffard, Julie et al.

Part of Progress in Photovoltaics, p. 212-221, 2021

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Investigation of AgGaSe₂ as a Wide Gap Solar Cell Absorber

Larsen, Jes Kipkoech; Donzel-Gargand, Olivier; Sopiha, Kostiantyn V.; Keller, Jan et al.

Part of ACS Applied Energy Materials, p. 1805-1814, 2021

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Performance Limitations of Wide-Gap (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se₂ Thin-Film Solar Cells

Keller, Jan; Pearson, Patrick; Shariati Nilsson, Nina; Stolt, Olof et al.

Part of Solar RRL, 2021

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Process Window for Seeded Growth of Arrays of Quasi-Spherical Substrate-Supported Au Nanoparticles

Landeke-Wilsmark, Björn; Nyholm, Leif; Hägglund, Carl

Part of Langmuir, p. 6032-6041, 2021

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Selective kinetic growth and role of local coordination in forming Al₂TiO₅-based coatings at lower temperatures

Öhman, Sebastian; Qiu, Ren; Edvinsson, Tomas; Backe, Olof et al.

Part of Materials Advances, p. 5737-5751, 2021

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SiOx patterned based substrates implemented in Cu(In,Ga)Se-2 ultrathin solar cells: optimum thickness

Oliveira, Kevin; Chen, Wei-Chao; Lontchi, Jackson; Oliveira, Antonio J. N. et al.

Part of 2021 IEEE 48th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), p. 928-930, 2021

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SnO_x Atomic Layer Deposition on Bare Perovskite: An Investigation of Initial Growth Dynamics, Interface Chemistry, and Solar Cell Performance

Hultqvist, Adam; Jacobsson, T. Jesper; Svanström, Sebastian; Edoff, Marika et al.

Part of ACS Applied Energy Materials, p. 510-522, 2021

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Substrate Effects on Crystal Phase in Atomic Layer Deposition of Tin Monosulfide

Bilousov, Oleksandr V.; Voznyi, Andrii; Landeke-Wilsmark, Björn; Villamayor, Michelle Marie S. et al.

Part of Chemistry of Materials, p. 2901-2912, 2021

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Synthetic Pathway Determines the Nonequilibrium Crystallography of Li- and Mn-Rich Layered Oxide Cathode Materials

Menon, Ashok S.; Ulusoy, Seda; Ojwang, Dickson O.; Riekehr, Lars et al.

Part of ACS Applied Energy Materials, p. 1924-1935, 2021

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Ultrathin Solar Cells Based on Atomic Layer Deposition of Cubic versus Orthorhombic Tin Monosulfide

Voznyi, Andrii A.; Bilousov, Oleksandr V.; Landeke-Wilsmark, Björn; Keller, Jan et al.

Part of ACS Applied Energy Materials, p. 8085-8097, 2021

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X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy for Studying Passivation Architectures of Cu(In,Ga)Se-2 Cells

Monteiro, Margarida; Curado, Marco A.; Oliveira, Antonio J. N.; Oliveira, Kevin et al.

Part of 2021 IEEE 48th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), p. 890-892, 2021

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Year-round production of forest seedlings under LED lamps: Biological and energetic implications of indoor cultivation

Hernandez Velasco, Marco

2021

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Alternative back contacts for CZTS thin film solar cells

Englund, Sven

2020

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Amorphous tin-gallium oxide buffer layers in (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se₂ solar cells

Larsson, Fredrik; Keller, Jan; Olsson, Jörgen; Donzel-Gargand, Olivier et al.

Part of Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2020

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Atomic Layer Deposition of Ternary Compounds on Cu(In,Ga)Se₂: An In Situ Quartz Crystal Microbalance Study

Larsson, Fredrik; Stolt, Lars; Hultqvist, Adam; Edoff, Marika et al.

Part of ACS Applied Energy Materials, p. 7208-7215, 2020

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Band Tails and Cu-Zn Disorder in Cu2ZnSnS4 Solar Cells

Larsen, Jes K; Scragg, Jonathan J.; Ross, N.; Platzer Björkman, Charlotte

Part of ACS Applied Energy Materials, p. 7520-7526, 2020

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Chalcogenide Perovskite BaZrS3: Thin Film Growth by Sputtering and Rapid Thermal Processing

Comparotto, Corrado; Davydova, Alexandra; Ericson, Tove; Riekehr, Lars et al.

Part of ACS Applied Energy Materials, p. 2762-2770, 2020

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Close-spaced sublimation of SnS absorber layers and SnS/CdS heterojunction solar cells with Mo and Ti back metal contacts

Voznyi, Andrii; Kosyak, Volodymyr; Yeromenko, Yurii; Keller, Jan et al.

Part of Thin Solid Films, 2020

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Comparison of Sulfur Incorporation into CuInSe(2)and CuGaSe(2)Thin-Film Solar Absorbers

Khavari, Faraz; Keller, Jan; Larsen, Jes K; Sopiha, Kostiantyn et al.

Part of Physica Status Solidi (a) applications and materials science, 2020

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Current-voltage and capacitance study of light-induced metastabilities in CuZnSnSSe thin film solar cells

Kosyak, Volodymyr; Ross, N.; Platzer Björkman, Charlotte

Part of Journal of Physics D, 2020

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Defect Engineering in Kesterite Materials for Thin Film Solar Cells

Rudisch, Katharina

2020

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Dynamic Impurity Redistributions in Kesterite Absorbers

Grini, Sigbjorn; Aboulfadl, Hisham; Ross, Nils; Persson, Clas et al.

Part of Physica status solidi. B, Basic research, 2020

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Front passivation of Cu(In,Ga)Se-2 solar cells using Al2O3: Culprits and benefits

Curado, M. A.; Teixeira, J. P.; Monteiro, M.; Ribeiro, E. F. M. et al.

Part of APPLIED MATERIALS TODAY, 2020

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Heavy Alkali Treatment of Post‐Sulfurized Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ Layers: Effect on Absorber Properties and Solar Cell Performance

Keller, Jan; Bilousov, Oleksandr. V.; Neerken, Janet; Wallin, Erik et al.

Part of Solar RRL, 2020

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Light Shock Stress after Outdoor Sunlight Exposure in Seedlings of Picea abies (L.) Karst. and Pinus sylvestris L. Pre-Cultivated under LEDs: Possible Mitigation Treatments and Their Energy Consumption

Hernandez Velasco, Marco; Mattsson, Anders

Part of Forests, 2020

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On the Paramount Role of Absorber Stoichiometry in (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se₂ Wide‐Gap Solar Cells

Keller, Jan; Stolt, Lars; Sopiha, Kostiantyn; Larsen, Jes K et al.

Part of Solar RRL, 2020

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Optimization of Back Contact Grid Size in Al₂O₃-Rear-Passivated Ultrathin CIGS PV Cells by 2-D Simulations

Lontchi, Jackson; Zhukova, Maria; Kovacic, Milan; Krc, Janez et al.

Part of IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, p. 1908-1917, 2020

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Passivation of CdS/Cu2ZnSnS4 Interface from Surface Treatments of Kesterite-Based Thin-Film Solar Cells

Martin, Natalia M.; Platzer Björkman, Charlotte; Simonov, Konstantin; Rensmo, Håkan et al.

Part of Physica status solidi. B, Basic research, 2020

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Prospects for defect engineering in Cu₂ZnSnS₄ solar absorber films

Rudisch, Katharina; Davydova, Alexandra; Riekehr, Lars; Adolfsson, Joakim et al.

Part of Journal of Materials Chemistry A, p. 15864-15874, 2020

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Recombination Channels in Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ Thin Films: Impact of the Ga-Profile

Teixeira, Jennifer P.; Vieira, Ricardo B. L.; Falcao, Bruno P.; Edoff, Marika et al.

Part of The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, p. 12295-12304, 2020

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Reflective Back Contacts for Ultrathin Cu(In,Ga)Se₂-Based Solar Cells

Gouillart, Louis; Chen, Wei-Chao; Cattoni, Andrea; Goffard, Julie et al.

Part of IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, p. 250-254, 2020

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Seeded Growth of Large-Area Arrays of Substrate Supported Au Nanoparticles Using Citrate and Hydrogen Peroxide

Landeke-Wilsmark, Bjorn; Nyholm, Leif; Hägglund, Carl

Part of Langmuir, p. 6848-6858, 2020

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Thermodynamic stability, phase separation and Ag grading in (Ag,Cu)(In,Ga)Se-2 solar absorbers

Sopiha, Kostiantyn; Larsen, Jes K; Donzel-Gargand, Olivier; Khavari, Faraz et al.

Part of Journal of Materials Chemistry A, p. 8740-8751, 2020

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Ultra-thin CIGS: 2D Modelling and impactful results for optimal cell design and characterizations

Lontchi, Jackson; Zhukova, Maria; Kovacic, Milan; Krc, Janez et al.

Part of 2020 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), p. 699-700, 2020

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