Uniting PV SIGNED
Applying silicon solar cell technology to revolutionize the design of thin-film solar cells and enhance their efficiency, cost and stability
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| Coordinator |
INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELECTRONICA CENTRUM
Organization address contact info |
| Coordinator Country | Belgium [BE] |
| Total cost | 1˙986˙125 € |
| EC max contribution | 1˙986˙125 € (100%) |
| Programme |
1. H2020-EU.1.1. (EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)) |
| Code Call | ERC-2016-STG |
| Funding Scheme | ERC-STG |
| Starting year | 2017 |
| Duration (year-month-day) | from 2017-03-01 to 2022-02-28 |
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| 1 | INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELECTRONICA CENTRUM | BE (LEUVEN) | coordinator | 1˙986˙125.00 |
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Project objective
Thin film (TF) photovoltaics (PV) hold high potential for Building Integrated PV, an important market as European buildings require to be nearly zero-energy by 2020. Currently, Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 (= CIGS(e)) TF solar cells have high efficiency, but also a simple one-dimensional cell design with stability and reliability concerns. Furthermore, its present research has been mainly focused on improving the absorber and buffer layers. Scientifically, Uniting PV aims to study the practical boundaries of CIGS(e) TF solar cell efficiency. For that reason, its goal is to revolutionize the design of CIGS(e) solar cells through implementation of advanced three-dimensional silicon (Si) solar cell concepts. This novel design consists of (i) surface passivation layers and (ii) light management methods integrated into ultra-thin (UT) CIGS(e) solar cells: (i) Passivation layers will be studied to reduce charge carrier recombination at CIGS(e) surfaces. The aim is to create new understanding and thus scientific models. (ii) Light management methods will be studied to optimize optical confinement in UT CIGS(e) layers. The aim is to examine the interaction between light management and charge carrier recombination in UT CIGS(e), and to create scientific models. The main reasons to introduce these developments is to reduce charge carrier recombination at the CIGS(e) surfaces and in the CIGS(e) bulk, while maintaining optical confinement. Technologically, the project targets to establish a solar cell with: (1) Increased cell efficiency, at least 23.0 % and up to 26.0 %; (2) improved stability and reliability, due to reduced CIGS(e) thickness and passivation layers hindering alkali metal movement; and (3) reduced cost, due to the use of less Ga and In, and industrially viable materials, methods and equipment. Hence, its outcome will be upscalable, valuable for other TF PV materials, and start a new wave of innovation in and collaboration between TF and Si PV research fields.
Publications
| year | authors and title | journal | last update |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |
Pedro M. P. Salomé, Bart Vermang, Rodrigo Ribeiro-Andrade, Jennifer P. Teixeira, José M. V. Cunha, Manuel J. Mendes, Sirazul Haque, Jêrome Borme, Hugo Ãguas, Elvira Fortunato, Rodrigo Martins, Juan C. González, Joaquim P. Leitão, Paulo A. Fernandes, Marika Edoff, Sascha Sadewasser Passivation of Interfaces in Thin Film Solar Cells: Understanding the Effects of a Nanostructured Rear Point Contact Layer published pages: 1701101, ISSN: 2196-7350, DOI: 10.1002/admi.201701101 |
Advanced Materials Interfaces 5/2 | 2019-12-17 |
| 2017 |
Olivier Poncelet, Ratan Kotipalli, Bart Vermang, Angus Macleod, Laurent A. Francis, Denis Flandre Optimisation of rear reflectance in ultra-thin CIGS solar cells towards >20% efficiency published pages: 443-452, ISSN: 0038-092X, DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2017.03.001 |
Solar Energy 146 | 2019-12-17 |
| 2018 |
J. M. V. Cunha, P. A. Fernandes, A. Hultqvist, J. P. Teixeira, S. Bose, B. Vermang, S. Garud, D. Buldu, J. Gaspar, M. Edoff, J. P. Leitao, P. M. P. Salome Insulator Materials for Interface Passivation of Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 Thin Films published pages: 1313-1319, ISSN: 2156-3381, DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2018.2846674 |
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics 8/5 | 2019-12-17 |
| 2019 |
T Ratz, G Brammertz, R Caballero, M León, S Canulescu, J Schou, L Gütay, D Pareek, T Taskesen, D-H Kim, J-K Kang, C Malerba, A Redinger, E Saucedo, B Shin, H Tampo, K Timmo, N D Nguyen, B Vermang Physical routes for the synthesis of kesterite published pages: 42003, ISSN: 2515-7655, DOI: 10.1088/2515-7655/ab281c |
Journal of Physics: Energy 1/4 | 2019-12-17 |
| 2019 |
J. de Wild, M. Simor, D.G. Buldu, T. Kohl, G. Brammertz, M. Meuris, J. Poortmans, B. Vermang Alkali treatment for single-stage co-evaporated thin CuIn0.7Ga0.3Se2 solar cells published pages: 44-48, ISSN: 0040-6090, DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2018.12.022 |
Thin Solid Films 671 | 2019-12-17 |
| 2018 |
Siddhartha Garud, Nikhil Gampa, Thomas G. Allen, Ratan Kotipalli, Denis Flandre, Maria Batuk, Joke Hadermann, Marc Meuris, Jef Poortmans, Arno Smets, Bart Vermang Surface Passivation of CIGS Solar Cells Using Gallium Oxide published pages: 1700826, ISSN: 1862-6300, DOI: 10.1002/pssa.201700826 |
physica status solidi (a) 215/7 | 2019-12-17 |
| 2018 |
A. Shongalova, M.R. Correia, J.P. Teixeira, J.P. Leitão, J.C. González, S. Ranjbar, S. Garud, B. Vermang, J.M.V. Cunha, P.M.P. Salomé, P.A. Fernandes Growth of Sb 2 Se 3 published pages: 219-226, ISSN: 0927-0248, DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2018.08.003 |
Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 187 | 2019-12-17 |
| 2019 |
Rodrigo Ribeiro-Andrade, Sylvester Sahayaraj, Bart Vermang, M. Rosario Correia, Sascha Sadewasser, Juan Carlos Gonzalez, Paulo A. Fernandes, Pedro M. P. Salome Voids in Kesterites and the Influence of Lamellae Preparation by Focused Ion Beam for Transmission Electron Microscopy Analyses published pages: 565-570, ISSN: 2156-3381, DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2018.2889602 |
IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics 9/2 | 2019-12-17 |
| 2018 |
A. Shongalova, M.R. Correia, B. Vermang, J.M.V. Cunha, P.M.P. Salomé, P.A. Fernandes On the identification of Sb2Se3 using Raman scattering published pages: 865-870, ISSN: 2159-6859, DOI: 10.1557/mrc.2018.94 |
MRS Communications 8/03 | 2019-12-17 |
| 2019 |
Jessica de Wild, Dilara Gokcen Buldu, Thomas Schnabel, Marcel Simor, Thierry Kohl, Gizem Birant, Guy Brammertz, Marc Meuris, Jef Poortmans, Bart Vermang High V oc upon KF Post-Deposition Treatment for Ultrathin Single-Stage Coevaporated Cu(In, Ga)Se 2 Solar Cells published pages: 6102-6111, ISSN: 2574-0962, DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.9b01370 |
ACS Applied Energy Materials 2/8 | 2019-12-17 |
| 2019 |
S. Suresh, J. de Wild, T. Kohl, D.G. Buldu, G. Brammertz, M. Meuris, J. Poortmans, O. Isabella, M. Zeman, B. Vermang A study to improve light confinement and rear-surface passivation in a thin-Cu(In, Ga)Se2 solar cell published pages: 399-403, ISSN: 0040-6090, DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2018.11.027 |
Thin Solid Films 669 | 2019-12-17 |
| 2018 |
Sourav Bose, José M. V. Cunha, Sunil Suresh, Jessica De Wild, Tomás S. Lopes, João R. S. Barbosa, Ricardo Silva, Jérôme Borme, Paulo A. Fernandes, Bart Vermang, Pedro M. P. Salomé Optical Lithography Patterning of SiO 2 Layers for Interface Passivation of Thin Film Solar Cells published pages: 1800212, ISSN: 2367-198X, DOI: 10.1002/solr.201800212 |
Solar RRL 2/12 | 2019-12-17 |
| 2018 |
Dilara Gokcen Buldu, Jessica de Wild, Thierry Kohl, Sunil Suresh, Gizem Birant, Guy Brammertz, Marc Meuris, Jef Poortmans, Bart Vermang Wet Processing in State-of-the-Art Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 Thin Film Solar Cells published pages: 300-305, ISSN: 1662-9779, DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.282.300 |
Solid State Phenomena 282 | 2019-12-17 |
| 2019 |
Bart Vermang, Guy Brammertz, Marc Meuris, Thomas Schnabel, Erik Ahlswede, Leo Choubrac, Sylvie Harel, Christophe Cardinaud, Ludovic Arzel, Nicolas Barreau, Joop van Deelen, Pieter-Jan Bolt, Patrice Bras, Yi Ren, Eric Jaremalm, Samira Khelifi, Sheng Yang, Johan Lauwaert, Maria Batuk, Joke Hadermann, Xeniya Kozina, Evelyn Handick, Claudia Hartmann, Dominic Gerlach, Asahiko Matsuda, Shigenori Ueda, T Wide band gap kesterite absorbers for thin film solar cells: potential and challenges for their deployment in tandem devices published pages: 2246-2259, ISSN: 2398-4902, DOI: 10.1039/C9SE00266A |
Sustainable Energy & Fuels 3/9 | 2019-12-17 |
| 2019 |
Gizem Birant, Jessica de Wild, Marc Meuris, Jef Poortmans, Bart Vermang Dielectric-Based Rear Surface Passivation Approaches for Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells—A Review published pages: 677, ISSN: 2076-3417, DOI: 10.3390/app9040677 |
Applied Sciences 9/4 | 2019-12-17 |
| 2018 |
Bart Vermang, Hans Goverde Chapter 4: Material properties of Al2O3 grown on Si: interface trap density (Dit) and fixed charge density (Qf) published pages: , ISSN: , DOI: |
Surface Passivation of Industrial Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells | 2019-12-17 |
| 2017 |
R. Kotipalli, O. Poncelet, G. Li, Y. Zeng, L.A. Francis, B. Vermang, D. Flandre Addressing the impact of rear surface passivation mechanisms on ultra-thin Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 solar cell performances using SCAPS 1-D model published pages: 603-613, ISSN: 0038-092X, DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2017.08.055 |
Solar Energy 157 | 2019-04-14 |
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