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http://dx.doi.org/10.7849/ksnre.2021.0001

Current Status of Low-temperature TCO Electrode for Solar-cell Application: A Short Review  

Park, Hyeongsik (Convergence Research Center for Energy and Environmental Science, Sungkyunkwan University)
Kim, Youngkuk (College of Information and Communication Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University)
Oh, Donghyun (College of Information and Communication Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University)
Pham, Duy Phong (College of Information and Communication Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University)
Song, Jaechun (College of Information and Communication Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University)
Yi, Junsin (College of Information and Communication Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University)
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New & Renewable Energy / v.17, no.1, 2021 , pp. 1-6 More about this Journal
Abstract
Transparent conducting oxide (TCO) films have been widely used in optoelectronic devices, such as OLEDs, TFTs, and solar cells. However, thin films of indium tin oxide (ITO) have few disadvantages pertaining to process parameters such as substrate temperature and sputtering power. In this study, we investigated the requirements for using TCO films in silicon-based solar cells and the best alternative TCO materials to improve their efficiency. Moreover, we discussed the current status of high-efficiency solar cells using low-temperature TCO films such as indium zinc oxide and Zr-doped indium oxide.
Keywords
Transparent conducting oxide; Sputtering; High mobility; High efficiency; Solar cell;
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