Grain Boundaries in Cu(In, Ga)Se 2 : A Review On Composition–Electronic Property Relationships by Atom Probe Tomography and Correlative Microscopy

Cathode luminescence analysis of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells treated with thiourea solution

(2021) Kazuyoshi Nakada et al.   JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Improvement of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cell performance by thiourea treatment

(2020) Kazuyoshi Nakada et al.   JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Cryo-focused ion beam preparation of perovskite based solar cells for atom probe tomography

(2020) Nicolás Alfonso Rivas et al.   PLoS One

Heavy Alkali Treatment of Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 Solar Cells: Surface versus Bulk Effects

(2020) Susanne Siebentritt et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Lithium-Doping Effects in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Thin-Film and Photovoltaic Properties

(2020) Shogo Ishizuka et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Revealing the origin of the beneficial effect of cesium in highly efficient Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells

(2020) Philipp Schöppe et al.   Nano Energy

Interconnection between Trait, Structure, and Composition of Grain Boundaries in Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 Thin‐Film Solar Cells

(2020) Mohit Raghuwanshi et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Electrostatic potential fluctuations and light‐soaking effects in Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 solar cells

(2020) Aleksandra Nikolaeva et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Microscopic origins of performance losses in highly efficient Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin-film solar cells

(2020) Maximilian Krause et al.   Nature Communications

Diffusion of Alkali Metals in Polycrystalline CuInSe2 and Their Role in the Passivation of Grain Boundaries

(2019) Manjusha Chugh et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

A simple and robust route toward flexible CIGS photovoltaic devices on polymer substrates: Atomic level microstructural analysis and local opto-electronic investigation

(2019) Kihwan Kim et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Role of elemental intermixing at the In2S3/CIGSe heterojunction deposited using reactive RF magnetron sputtering

(2019) Purvesh Soni et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Influence of RbF post deposition treatment on heterojunction and grain boundaries in high efficient (21.1%) Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells

(2019) Mohit Raghuwanshi et al.   Nano Energy

Passivation of Deep-Level Defects by Cesium Fluoride Post-Deposition Treatment for Improved Device Performance of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells

(2019) Hojin Lee et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Correlative investigation of Mg doping in GaN layers grown at different temperatures by atom probe tomography and off-axis electron holography

(2019) Lynda Amichi et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Direct evidence for grain boundary passivation in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells through alkali-fluoride post-deposition treatments

(2019) Nicoleta Nicoara et al.   Nature Communications

Cd-Free Cu(In,Ga)(Se,S)2 Thin-Film Solar Cell With Record Efficiency of 23.35%

(2019) Motoshi Nakamura et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Alkali-induced grain boundary reconstruction on Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin film solar cells using cesium fluoride post deposition treatment

(2019) Tzu-Ying Lin et al.   Nano Energy

Evidence of Enhanced Carrier Collection in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Grain Boundaries: Correlation with Microstructure

(2018) Mohit Raghuwanshi et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Ag-Segregation to Dislocations in PbTe-Based Thermoelectric Materials

(2018) Yuan Yu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Unique Bond Breaking in Crystalline Phase Change Materials and the Quest for Metavalent Bonding

(2018) Min Zhu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Single-crystal Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells grown on GaAs substrates

(2018) Jiro Nishinaga et al.   Applied Physics Express

Revealing the beneficial role of K in grain interiors, grain boundaries, and at the buffer interface for highly efficient CuInSe2 solar cells

(2018) Christopher P. Muzzillo et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Assessment of elemental distributions at line and planar defects in Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 thin films by atom probe tomography

(2018) Oana Cojocaru-Mirédin et al.   SCRIPTA MATERIALIA

Sodium enhances indium-gallium interdiffusion in copper indium gallium diselenide photovoltaic absorbers

(2018) Diego Colombara et al.   Nature Communications

Role of Na in solution-processed CuInSe 2 (CISe) devices: A different story for improving efficiency

(2018) Shanza Rehan et al.   Nano Energy

Effects of RbF postdeposition treatment and heat-light soaking on the metastable acceptor activation of CuInSe2 thin film photovoltaic devices

(2018) Shogo Ishizuka et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Direct insights into RbInSe2 formation at Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin film surface with RbF postdeposition treatment

(2018) Noboru Taguchi et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Overall Distribution of Rubidium in Highly Efficient Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells

(2018) Philipp Schöppe et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Three-dimensional nanoscale characterisation of materials by atom probe tomography

(2017) Arun Devaraj et al.   INTERNATIONAL MATERIALS REVIEWS

Effect of Alkali Metal Atom Doping on the CuInSe2-Based Solar Cell Absorber

(2017) M. Malitckaya et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Understanding individual defects in CdTe thin-film solar cells via STEM: From atomic structure to electrical activity

(2017) Chen Li et al.   MATERIALS SCIENCE IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING

Correlating Atom Probe Tomography with Atomic-Resolved Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy: Example of Segregation at Silicon Grain Boundaries

(2017) Andreas Stoffers et al.   MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS

Nanoscale insight into the p-n junction of alkali-incorporated Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells

(2017) Adam Stokes et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Influence of Na on grain boundary and properties of Cu(In,Ga)Se2solar cells

(2017) Mohit Raghuwanshi et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Correlative transmission Kikuchi diffraction and atom probe tomography study of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 grain boundaries

(2017) Torsten Schwarz et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Effect of Cu-deficient layer formation in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar-cell performance

(2017) Takahito Nishimura et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Over 14% Efficiency of Directly Sputtered Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Absorbers without Postselenization by Post-Treatment of Alkali Metals

(2017) Chia-Hao Hsu et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Simultaneous optimization of electrical and thermal transport properties of Bi 0.5 Sb 1.5 Te 3 thermoelectric alloy by twin boundary engineering

(2017) Yuan Yu et al.   Nano Energy

Nanoscopic study of the compositions, structures, and electronic properties of grain boundaries in Cu(InGa)Se 2 photovoltaic thin films

(2017) Wenjie Li et al.   Nano Energy

Charged Grain Boundaries and Carrier Recombination in Polycrystalline Thin-Film Solar Cells

(2017) Benoit Gaury et al.   Physical Review Applied

Effect of the KF post-deposition treatment on grain boundary properties in Cu(In, Ga)Se2 thin films

(2017) N. Nicoara et al.   Scientific Reports

Impact of Wide-Ranging Nanoscale Chemistry on Band Structure at Cu(In, Ga)Se2 Grain Boundaries

(2017) Adam Stokes et al.   Scientific Reports

Band-Gap Widening at the Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 Surface: A Novel Determination Approach Using Reflection Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy

(2016) Dirk Hauschild et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Grain-boundary character distribution and correlations with electrical and optoelectronic properties of CuInSe 2 thin films

(2016) Daniel Abou-Ras et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

3-D point defect density distributions in thin film Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 measured by atom probe tomography

(2016) Adam Stokes et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Correlative Optical Spectroscopy and Atom Probe Tomography

(2016) L. Rigutti   ACTA PHYSICA POLONICA A

Beneficial effect of post-deposition treatment in high-efficiency Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells through reduced potential fluctuations

(2016) S. A. Jensen et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Compositional and electrical properties of line and planar defects in Cu(In,Ga)Se2thin films for solar cells - a review

(2016) Daniel Abou-Ras et al.   Physica Status Solidi-Rapid Research Letters

The effect of Na on the electronic properties of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin films: A local-probe study

(2016) D. Azulay et al.   Physica Status Solidi-Rapid Research Letters

Effects of the incorporation of alkali elements on Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 thin film solar cells

(2016) Donghyeop Shin et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Effect of potassium fluoride post-deposition treatment on Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 thin films and solar cells fabricated onto sodalime glass substrates

(2016) Ishwor Khatri et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Na-Diffusion Enhanced p-type Conductivity in Cu(In,Ga)Se2: A New Mechanism for Efficient Doping in Semiconductors

(2016) Zhen-Kun Yuan et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Correlating the Local Defect-Level Density with the Macroscopic Composition and Energetics of Chalcopyrite Thin-Film Surfaces

(2015) Sebastian Bröker et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Potassium Postdeposition Treatment-Induced Band Gap Widening at Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Surfaces – Reason for Performance Leap?

(2015) Evelyn Handick et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

First-principles study on alkali-metal effect of Li, Na, and K in CuInSe2and CuGaSe2

(2015) Tsuyoshi Maeda et al.   JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Hybrid-Functional Calculations on the Incorporation of Na and K Impurities into the CuInSe2 and CuIn5Se8 Solar-Cell Materials

(2015) Elaheh Ghorbani et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Grain boundary segregation in multicrystalline silicon: correlative characterization by EBSD, EBIC, and atom probe tomography

(2015) Andreas Stoffers et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Na distribution in Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 thin films: Investigation by atom probe tomography

(2015) F. Couzinie-Devy et al.   SCRIPTA MATERIALIA

Nanoimaging of Open-Circuit Voltage in Photovoltaic Devices

(2015) Elizabeth M. Tennyson et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Influence of grain boundary modification on limited performance of wide bandgap Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells

(2014) M. Raghuwanshi et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Direct imaging of enhanced current collection on grain boundaries of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells

(2014) JunHo Kim et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Electron-beam-induced current at absorber back surfaces of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin-film solar cells

(2014) J. Kavalakkatt et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Symmetry dependent optoelectronic properties of grain boundaries in polycrystalline Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin films

(2014) Mathias Müller et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Interface engineering and characterization at the atomic-scale of pure and mixed ion layer gas reaction buffer layers in chalcopyrite thin-film solar cells

(2014) Oana Cojocaru-Mirédin et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Effects of Na incorporation on electrical properties of Cu(In,Ga)Se2-based photovoltaic devices on polyimide substrates

(2014) A. Urbaniak et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Properties of electronic potential barriers at grain boundaries in Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 thin films

(2014) Robert Baier et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Heat Induced Passivation of CuInSe2Surfaces: A Strategy to Optimize the Efficiency of Chalcopyrite Thin Film Solar Cells?

(2014) Harry Mönig et al.   Advanced Materials Interfaces

Electrical conduction channel along the grain boundaries of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin films

(2013) C.-S. Jiang et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Defect formation in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin films due to the presence of potassium during growth by low temperature co-evaporation process

(2013) F. Pianezzi et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Effect of sodium incorporation into CuInSe2 from first principles

(2013) L. E. Oikkonen et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Real-time study of Ga diffusion processes during the formation of Cu(In,Ga)Se2: The role of Cu and Na content

(2013) H. Rodriguez-Alvarez et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Reevaluation of the beneficial effect of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 grain boundaries using Kelvin probe force microscopy

(2012) Zhenhao Zhang et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

How grain boundaries in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin films are charged: Revisit

(2012) C.-S. Jiang et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Toward quantitative Kelvin probe force microscopy of nanoscale potential distributions

(2012) Robert Baier et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Microscopic Evidence for the Modification of the Electronic Structure at Grain Boundaries ofCu(In1−x,Gax)Se2Films

(2012) Doron Azulay et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Electrostatic Potentials at Cu(In,Ga)Se2Grain Boundaries: Experiment and Simulations

(2012) Sebastian S. Schmidt et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Electronic properties of grain boundaries in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin films with various Ga-contents

(2012) Robert Baier et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Confined and Chemically Flexible Grain Boundaries in Polycrystalline Compound Semiconductors

(2012) Daniel Abou-Ras et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Ga Composition Dictates Macroscopic Photovoltaic and Nanoscopic Electrical Characteristics of Cu(In $_{1-X}$Ga$_X$)Se $_2$ Thin Films via Grain-Boundary-Type Inversion

(2012) Wenjie Li et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Symmetry-dependence of electronic grain boundary properties in polycrystalline CuInSe2 thin films

(2011) Robert Baier et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Comparative atom probe study of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin-film solar cells deposited on soda-lime glass and mild steel substrates

(2011) Pyuck-Pa Choi et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Enhancements in specimen preparation of Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 thin films

(2011) D. Abou-Ras et al.   MICRON

An investigation of band profile around the grain boundary of Cu(InGa)Se2 solar cell material by scanning probe microscopy

(2011) Masaki Takihara et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

What limits the efficiency of chalcopyrite solar cells?

(2011) Susanne Siebentritt   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Nanometer-scale electronic and microstructural properties of grain boundaries in Cu(In,Ga)Se2

(2011) S. Sadewasser et al.   THIN SOLID FILMS

Atomic-scale distribution of impurities in CuInSe2-based thin-film solar cells

(2011) O. Cojocaru-Mirédin et al.   ULTRAMICROSCOPY

Impact of directional walk on atom probe microanalysis

(2011) B. Gault et al.   ULTRAMICROSCOPY

Characterization of Grain Boundaries in Cu(In,Ga)Se$_{\bf 2}$ Films Using Atom-Probe Tomography

(2011) Oana Cojocaru-Mirédin et al.   IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Atom probe study of sodium distribution in polycrystalline Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin film

(2010) E. Cadel et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Grain Boundary Evaluation of Cu(In1-xGax)Se2Solar Cells

(2010) Masahiro Kawamura et al.   JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Direct Evidence for a Reduced Density of Deep Level Defects at Grain Boundaries ofCu(In,Ga)Se2Thin Films

(2010) H. Mönig et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Large Neutral Barrier at Grain Boundaries in Chalcopyrite Thin Films

(2010) Michael Hafemeister et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

The electronic structure of chalcopyrites-bands, point defects and grain boundaries

(2010) Susanne Siebentritt et al.   PROGRESS IN PHOTOVOLTAICS

Design of a laser-assisted tomographic atom probe at Münster University

(2010) Ralf Schlesiger et al.   REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS

Nanoscale investigations of the electronic surface properties of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin films by scanning tunneling spectroscopy

(2010) H. Mönig et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Analysis of Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 thin-film solar cells by means of electron microscopy

(2010) D. Abou-Ras et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Three-dimensional structure of the buffer/absorber interface in CdS/CuGaSe2 based thin film solar cells

(2009) M. Rusu et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

The influence of surface topography on Kelvin probe force microscopy

(2009) S Sadewasser et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Understanding defect-related issues limiting efficiency of CIGS solar cells

(2009) Małgorzata Igalson et al.   SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS

Grain boundaries in Cu(In, Ga)(Se, S)2 thin-film solar cells

(2008) Uwe Rau et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING

Numerical simulation of carrier collection and recombination at grain boundaries in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells

(2008) K. Taretto et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Atom probe tomography of Ni silicides: First stages of reaction and redistribution of Pt

(2008) D. Mangelinck et al.   MICROELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

Surface photovoltage analysis of thin CdS layers on polycrystalline chalcopyrite absorber layers by Kelvin probe force microscopy

(2008) Th Glatzel et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Grain-boundary types in chalcopyrite-type thin films and their correlations with film texture and electrical properties

(2008) D. Abou-Ras et al.   THIN SOLID FILMS