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The effects of CIGS absorber layer thickness and band gap energy on the performance of CIGS thin film solar cell: a numerical simulation

This work examines the effects of the Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) absorber layer on the performance of a CIGS photovoltaic cell through numerical simulation using Analysis of Microelectronic and Photonic Structure – 1Dimensional (AMPS – 1D) software. The band gap energy and thickness of...

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Main Authors: Junaidu, Mustapha Hassan, Ying, Josephine Chyi Liew, Mohammed Aliyu, Mannir, Bello, Musa, Kabeer, Sulayman Muhammad, Shuaibu, Alhassan, Talib, Zainal Abidin
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Published: International Scientific Organization 2023
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110593/
https://www.iscientific.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/11-IJCBS-23-24-7-04.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1105932024-05-16T14:01:18Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110593/ The effects of CIGS absorber layer thickness and band gap energy on the performance of CIGS thin film solar cell: a numerical simulation Junaidu, Mustapha Hassan Ying, Josephine Chyi Liew Mohammed Aliyu, Mannir Bello, Musa Kabeer, Sulayman Muhammad Shuaibu, Alhassan Talib, Zainal Abidin This work examines the effects of the Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) absorber layer on the performance of a CIGS photovoltaic cell through numerical simulation using Analysis of Microelectronic and Photonic Structure – 1Dimensional (AMPS – 1D) software. The band gap energy and thickness of the CIGS absorber layer were varied while keeping the other properties, such as carrier concentration of the CdS buffer and ZnO window layers, constant. The optimum value obtained for the band gap energy of the CIGS absorber layer was 1.2 eV, while the thickness was 2500 nm. These optimum values were used to simulate the optimum CIGS solar cell with 83.2% fill factor, 0.718 V open circuit voltage, 28.8 mA/cm2 short circuit current density, and conversion efficiency of 17.197%. International Scientific Organization 2023 Article PeerReviewed Junaidu, Mustapha Hassan and Ying, Josephine Chyi Liew and Mohammed Aliyu, Mannir and Bello, Musa and Kabeer, Sulayman Muhammad and Shuaibu, Alhassan and Talib, Zainal Abidin (2023) The effects of CIGS absorber layer thickness and band gap energy on the performance of CIGS thin film solar cell: a numerical simulation. International Journal of Chemical and Biochemical Sciences, 24 (7). pp. 74-80. ISSN 2226-9614 https://www.iscientific.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/11-IJCBS-23-24-7-04.pdf
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description This work examines the effects of the Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) absorber layer on the performance of a CIGS photovoltaic cell through numerical simulation using Analysis of Microelectronic and Photonic Structure – 1Dimensional (AMPS – 1D) software. The band gap energy and thickness of the CIGS absorber layer were varied while keeping the other properties, such as carrier concentration of the CdS buffer and ZnO window layers, constant. The optimum value obtained for the band gap energy of the CIGS absorber layer was 1.2 eV, while the thickness was 2500 nm. These optimum values were used to simulate the optimum CIGS solar cell with 83.2% fill factor, 0.718 V open circuit voltage, 28.8 mA/cm2 short circuit current density, and conversion efficiency of 17.197%.
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author Junaidu, Mustapha Hassan
Ying, Josephine Chyi Liew
Mohammed Aliyu, Mannir
Bello, Musa
Kabeer, Sulayman Muhammad
Shuaibu, Alhassan
Talib, Zainal Abidin
spellingShingle Junaidu, Mustapha Hassan
Ying, Josephine Chyi Liew
Mohammed Aliyu, Mannir
Bello, Musa
Kabeer, Sulayman Muhammad
Shuaibu, Alhassan
Talib, Zainal Abidin
The effects of CIGS absorber layer thickness and band gap energy on the performance of CIGS thin film solar cell: a numerical simulation
author_facet Junaidu, Mustapha Hassan
Ying, Josephine Chyi Liew
Mohammed Aliyu, Mannir
Bello, Musa
Kabeer, Sulayman Muhammad
Shuaibu, Alhassan
Talib, Zainal Abidin
author_sort Junaidu, Mustapha Hassan
title The effects of CIGS absorber layer thickness and band gap energy on the performance of CIGS thin film solar cell: a numerical simulation
title_short The effects of CIGS absorber layer thickness and band gap energy on the performance of CIGS thin film solar cell: a numerical simulation
title_full The effects of CIGS absorber layer thickness and band gap energy on the performance of CIGS thin film solar cell: a numerical simulation
title_fullStr The effects of CIGS absorber layer thickness and band gap energy on the performance of CIGS thin film solar cell: a numerical simulation
title_full_unstemmed The effects of CIGS absorber layer thickness and band gap energy on the performance of CIGS thin film solar cell: a numerical simulation
title_sort effects of cigs absorber layer thickness and band gap energy on the performance of cigs thin film solar cell: a numerical simulation
publisher International Scientific Organization
publishDate 2023
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110593/
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