Publications 2014
Abou-Ras, D.; Dietrich, J.; Kavalakkatt, J.; Nichterwitz, M.; Schäfer, N.; Schmidt, S.S.; Schaffer, B.; Schaffer, M.; Koch, C.T.; Müller, M.M.; Bertram, F.; Christen, J.; Wilkinson, A.J.; Bauer, F.:
Structure-property relationships in thin-film solar cells on multiple scales by correlative electron microscopy. In: Pavel Hozak [Ed.] : Proceedings of the 18th International Microscopy Conference (IMC2014), Prague, Czech. ISFM - CSMS, 2014. - ISBN 978-80-260-6721-4, p. MS-14-IN-2388/1
Albrecht, S.; Grootoonk, B.; Neubert, S.; Roland, S.; Wördenweber, J.; Meier, M.; Schlatmann, R.; Gordijn, A.; Neher, D.:
Efficient hybrid inorganic/organic tandem solar cells with tailored recombination contacts. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 127 (2014), p. 157-162
doi: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.04.020
Brunken, S.; Greiner, D.; Allaf Navirian, H.; Kaufmann, C.; Unold, T.:
Co-evaporated CuInSe2: Influence of growth temperature and Na on solar cell performance. In: 2014 IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC 2014) : Denver, Colorado, USA, 8 - 13 June 2014. Piscataway, NJ: IEEE, 2014. - ISBN 978-1-4799-4397-5, p. 3629-3632
doi: 10.1109/PVSC.2014.6924893
Buffière, M.; Brammertz, G.; Batuk, M.; Verbist, C.; Mangin, D.; Köble, C.; Hadermann, J.; Meuris, M.; Poortmans, J.:
Microstructural analysis of 9.7% efficient Cu2ZnSnSe4 thin film solar cells. Applied Physics Letters 105 (2014), p. 183903/1-5
doi: 10.1063/1.4901401
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Buffière, M.; Brammertz, G.; Oueslati, S.; El Anzeery, H.; Bekaert, J.; Messaoud, K.; Köble, C.; Khelifi, S.; Meuris, M.; Poortmans, J.:
Spectral current-voltage analysis of kesterite solar cells. Journal of Physics D 47 (2014)
doi: 10.1088/0022-3727/47/17/175101
Caballero, R.; Nichterwitz, M.; Steigert, A.; Eicke, A.; Lauermann, I.; Schock, H.W.; Kaufmann, C.A.:
Impact of Na on MoSe2 formation at the CIGSe/Mo interface in thin-film solar cells on polyimide foil at low process temperatures. Acta Materialia 63 (2014), p. 54-62
doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2013.09.051
Calnan, S.:
Applications of oxide coatings in photovoltaic devices. Coatings 4 (2014), p. 162-202
doi: 10.3390/coatings4010162
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Calnan, S.; Riedel, W.; Gledhill, S.; Stannowski, B.; Schlatmann, R.; Lux-Steiner, M.Ch.:
Zinc oxide films grown by galvanic deposition from
99% metals basis zinc nitrate electrolyte. Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2 (2014), p. 9626-9635
doi: 10.1039/C4TA01476F
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Cruz-Lemus, D.; Gracia-Pinilla, M.; Hurtado, M.; Guzmán, G.; Lauermann, I.:
CZTS thins films grown by a sequential deposition of precursors. Chalcogenide Letters 11 (2014), p. 433-441
http://chalcogen.ro/433_Cruz.pdf
http://www.chalcogen.ro/index.php/journals/chalcogenide-letters/11-cl/77-volume-11-number-9-september-2014
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Dietrich, J.; Abou-Ras, D.; Schmidt, S.S.; Rissom, T.; Unold, T.; Cojocaru-Mirédin, O.; Niermann, T.; Lehmann, M.; Koch, C.T.; Boit, C.:
Origins of electrostatic potential wells at dislocations in polycrystalline Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin films. Journal of Applied Physics 115 (2014), p. 103507/1-12
doi: 10.1063/1.4867398
Friedrich, F.; Herfurth, N.; Teodoreanu, A.; Sontheimer, T.; Preidel, V.; Rech, B.; Boit, C.:
Micro-contacting of single and periodically arrayed columnar silicon structures by focused ion beam techniques. Applied Physics Letters 104 (2014), p. 242104/1-3
doi: 10.1063/1.4883642
Gabriel, O.; Frijnts, T.; Calnan, S.; Ring, S.; Kirner, S.; Opitz, A.; Rothert, I.; Rhein, H.; Zelt, M.; Bhatti, K.; Zollondz, J.-H.; Heidelberg, A.; Haschke, J.; Amkreutz, D.; Gall, S.; Friedrich, F.; Stannowski, B.; Rech, B.; Schlatmann, R.:
PECVD Intermediate and Absorber Layers Applied in Liquid-Phase Crystallized Silicon Solar Cells on Glass Substrates. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics 4 (2014), p. 1343-1348
doi: 10.1109/JPHotov.2014.2354257
Gabriel, O.; Kirner, S.; Klick, M.; Stannowski, B.; Schlatmann, R.:
Plasma monitoring and PECVD process control in thin film silicon-based solar cell manufacturing. EPJ Photovoltaics 5 (2014), p. 55202/p1-p9
doi: 10.1051/epjpv/2013028
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Gref, O.; Sandström, J.; Weizman, M.; Rhein, H.; Gall, S.; Schlatmann, R.; Boit, C.; Friedrich, F.:
Investigation of Laser-fired Rear-side Point Contacts of Laser-crystallized Silicon Thin-film Solar Cells by Conductive Probe Atomic Force Microscopy. Energy Procedia 60 (2014), p. 76-80
doi: 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.12.345
Grootoonk, B.; Woerdenweber, J.; Gordijn, A.; Gabriel, O.; Meier, M.:
Monitoring of powder formation via optical emission spectroscopy and self-bias-voltage measurements for high depletion μc-Si:H deposition regimes. Canadian Journal of Physics 92 (2014), p. 736-739
doi: 10.1139/cjp-2013-0604
Guenthner, M.; Pscherer, M.; Kaufmann, C.; Motz, G.:
High emissivity coatings based on polysilazanes for flexible Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin-film solar cells. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 123 (2014), p. 97-103
doi: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.01.027
Kaufmann, C.A.; Greiner, D.; Harndt, S.; Klenk, R.; Brunken, S.; Schlatmann, R.; Nichterwitz, M.; Schock, H.-W.; Unold, T.; Zajac, K.; Brunner, S.; Daume, F.; Scheit, C.; Puttnins, S.; Braun, A.; Rahm, A.; Wuerz, R.; Kessler, F.; Guenthner, M.; Pscherer, M.; Ihlow, S.; Motz, G.; Morgner, H.; G., R.; Lambrecht, A.; T., J.; Spietz, P.; Schülke, P.:
FLEXIBLE Cu(In,Ga)Se2 THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS FOR SPACE APPLICATIONS - RECENT RESULTS FROM A GERMAN JOINT PROJECT (PIPV2). In: T. P. Bokhoven ... [Ed.] : 29th European PV Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition : proceedings of the international conference held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 22 - 26 September 2014. München: WIP, 2014. - ISBN 3-936338-34-5, p. 1439 - 1443
http://www.eupvsec-proceedings.com/
doi: 10.4229/EUPVSEC20142014-3AO.5.4
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Kirner, S.; Hammerschmidt, M.; Schwanke, C.; Lockau, D.; Calnan, S.; Frijnts, T.; Neubert, S.; Schöpke, A.; Schmidt, F.; Zollondz, J.-H.; Heidelberg, A.; Stannowski, B.; Rech, B.; Schlatmann, R.:
Implications of TCO Topography on Intermediate Reflector Design for a-Si/μc-Si Tandem Solar Cells - Experiments and Rigorous Optical Simulations. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics 4 (2014), p. 10-15
doi: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2013.2279204
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Kirner, Simon:
Development of wide band gap materials for thin film silicon solar cells. , Technische Universität Berlin, 2014
https://depositonce.tu-berlin.de/bitstream/11303/4209/1/kirner_simon.pdf
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Klenk, R.; Steigert, A.; Gerhardt, P.; Hergert, F.; Kaufmann, C.A.; Lauermann, I.; Oertel, M.; Pistor, P.; Zweigart, S.; Lux-Steiner, M.Ch.:
Sputtered Zn(O,S): a promising approach to dry inline fabrication of Cdfree CIGS modules. In: IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC) 2014 : Denver, Colorado, USA, 8 - 13 June 2014. IEEE, 2014. - ISBN 978-1-4799-4398-2, p. 959-962
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=6912652
doi: 10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925072
Lehmann, J.; Lehmann, S.; Lauermann, I.; Rissom, T.; Kaufmann, C.A.; Lux-Steiner, M.C.; Bär, M.; Sadewasser, S.:
Reliable wet-chemical cleaning of natively oxidized high-efficiency Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin-film solar cell absorbers. Journal of Applied Physics 116 (2014), p. 233502/1-11
doi: 10.1063/1.4903976
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Mazzarella, L.; Kirner, S.; Mews, M.; Conrad, E.; Korte, L.; Stannowski, B.; Rech, B.; Schlatmann, R.:
Comparison of TMB and B2H6 as precursors for emitter doping in high efficiency silicon hetero junction solar cells. Energy Procedia 60 (2014), p. 123-128
doi: 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.12.353
Merdes, S.; Malinen, V.; Ziem, F.; Lauermann, I.; Schüle, M.; Stober, F.; Hergert, F.; Papathanasiou, N.; Schlatmann, R.:
Zn(O,S) buffer prepared by atomic layer deposition for sequentially grown Cu(In,Ga)(Se,S)2 solar cells and modules. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 126 (2014), p. 120-124
doi: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.03.044
Mönig, H.; Lockhorn, D.; Aghdassi, N.; Timmer, A.; Kaufmann, C.; Caballero, R.; Zacharias, H.; Fuchs, H.:
Heat Induced Passivation of CuInSe2 Surfaces: A Strategy to Optimize the Efficiency of Chalcopyrite Thin Film Solar Cells? Advanced Materials Interfaces 1 (2014), p. 1300040/1-7
doi: 10.1002/admi.201300040
Neubert, S.:
Innovative front contact systems for a-Si:H/μc-Si:H solar cells based on thermally treated zinc oxide. , TU Berlin, 2014
https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-tuberlin/files/6513/neubert_sebastian.pdf
Neubert, S.; Ring, S.; Welker, F.; Götzendörfer, S.; Ruske, F.; Stannowski, B.; Schlatmann, R.; Rech, B.:
Very thin, highly-conductive ZnO:Al front electrode on textured glass as substrate for thin film silicon solar cells. Physica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letters 8 (2014), p. 44-47
doi: 10.1002/pssr.201308195
Neubert, S.; Wimmer, M.; Ruske, F.; Calnan, S.; Gabriel, O.; Stannowski, B.; Schlatmann, R.; Rech, B.:
Improved conversion efficiency of a-Si:H/μc-Si:H thin-film solar cells by using annealed Al-doped zinc oxide as front electrode material. Progress in Photovoltaics 22 (2014), p. 1285-1291
doi: 10.1002/pip.2389
Ott, A.; Ring, S.; Yin, G.; Calvet, W.; Stannowski, B.; Lu, Y.; Schlatmann, R.; Ballauff, M.:
Efficient Plasmonic Scattering of Colloidal Silver Particles Through Annealing-Induced Changes. Nanotechnology 25 (2014), p. 455706/1-8
doi: 10.1088/0957-4484/25/45/455706
Pistor, P.; Greiner, D.; Kaufmann, C.; Brunken, S.; Gorgoi, M.; Steigert, A.; Calvet, W.; Lauermann, I.; Klenk, R.; Unold, T.; Lux-Steiner, M.Ch.:
Experimental indication for band gap widening of chalcopyrite solar cell absorbers after potassium fluoride treatment. Applied Physics Letters 105 (2014), p. 063901/1-4
doi: 10.1063/1.4892882
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Riedel, W.; Wiesner, S.; Greiner, D.; Hinrichs, V.; Rusu, M.; Lux-Steiner, M.Ch.:
Hybrid solar cells with ZnO-nanorods and dry processed small molecule absorber. Applied Physics Letters 104 (2014), p. 173503/1-4
doi: 10.1063/1.4875255
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Rodriguez-Alvarez, H.; Barreau, N.; Kaufmann, C.; Weber, A.; Klaus, M.; Painchaud, T.; Schock, H.; Mainz, R.:
Corrigendum: Recrystallization of Cu(In,Ga)Se-2 thin films studied by X-ray diffraction. Acta Materialia 79 (2014), p. 436
doi: 10.1016/j.actamat.2014.03.043
Rodriguez-Alvarez, H.; Mainz, R.; Sadewasser, S.:
A one-dimensional Fickian model to predict the Ga depth profiles in three-stage Cu(In,Ga)Se2. Journal of Applied Physics 115 (2014), p. 204913
doi: 10.1063/1.4880298
Rohde, M.; Zelt, M.; Gabriel, O.; Neubert, S.; Kirner, S.; Severin, D.; Stolley, T.; Rau, B.; Stannowski, B.; Schlatmann, R.:
Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition process optimization for thin film silicon tandem junction solar cells. Thin Solid Films 558 (2014), p. 337-343
doi: 10.1016/j.tsf.2014.03.008
Ruske, F.; Schönau, S.; Ring, S.; Neubert, S.; Stannowski, B.; Sittinger, V.; Götzendörfer, S.; Rech, B.:
Material properties of high-mobility TCOs and application to solar cells. In: Ferechteh H. Teherani ... [Ed.] : Oxide-based Materials and Devices V : 2 - 5 February 2014, San Francisco, California, United States . SPIE, 2014 (Proceedings of SPIE ; 8987). - ISBN 978-0-8194-9900-4, p. 898723/1-9
doi: 10.1117/12.2039278
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Scherg-Kurmes, H.; Ring, S.; Calnan, S.; Stannowski, B.; Szyszka, B.; Schlatmann, R.; Rech, B.:
Comparative study of backside reflectors on a-Si:H/μc-Si:H thin film solar cells. Physica Status Solidi A 211 (2014), p. 2078-2081
doi: 10.1002/pssa.201300628
Schmidt, S.S.; Dietrich, J.; Koch, C.T.; Schaffer, B.; Schaffer, M.; Klingsporn, M.; Merdes, S.; Abou-Ras, D.:
Interfaces and Extended Structural Defects in Chalcopyrite Thin-Film Solar Cells Studied by Transmission Electron Microscopy. Microscopy and Microanalysis 20 (2014), p. 530-531
doi: 10.1017/S1431927614004371
Schönau, S.; Ruske, F.; Neubert, S.; Rech, B.:
Annealing related changes in near-edge absorption and structural properties of Al-doped ZnO thin films. Physica Status Solidi C 11 (2014), p. 1468-1471
doi: 10.1002/pssc.201400002
Schönau, S.; Ruske, F.; Neubert, S.; Rech, B.:
Investigation of Band Tailing in Sputtered ZnO:Al Thin Films Regarding Structural Properties and Impurities. In: S. Magdassi ... [Ed.] : 2014 MRS Spring Meeting - Symposium LL – Transparent Electrodes . Cambridge Univ. Press, 2014 (MRS Proceedings ; 1699), p. ll09-04/1-6
doi: 10.1557/opl.2014.534
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Sontheimer, T.; Amkreutz, D.; Schulz, K.; Woebkenberg, P.H.; Guenther, C.; Bakumov, V.; Erz, J.; Mader, C.; Traut, S.; Ruske, F.; Weizman, M.; Schnegg, A.; Patz, M.; Trocha, M.; Wunnicke, O.; Rech, B.:
Solution-processed crystalline silicon thin-film solar cells. Advanced Materials Interfaces 1 (2014), p. 1300046/1-6
doi: 10.1002/admi.201300046
Stannowski, B.; Ruske, F.; Neubert, S.; Schönau, S.; Ring, S.; Calnan, S.; Wimmer, M.; Gabriel, O.; Szyszka, B.; Rech, B.; Schlatmann, R.:
Potential of high-mobility sputtered zinc oxide as front contact for high efficiency thin film silicon solar cells. Thin Solid Films 555 (2014), p. 138–142
doi: 10.1016/j.tsf.2013.10.014
Stelmaszczyk, K.; Schultz, C.; Schüle, M.; Weizman, M.; Kaufmann, C.A.; Schlatmann, R.; Rau, B.; Quaschning, V.; Stegemann, B.; Fink, F.:
Investigation of Thin-Film CIGS Degradation under P2 Scribe Laser Illumination. In: 29th EU PVSEC Conference Proceedings : Amsterdam, Netherlands, 22 - 26 September 2014. München, 2014. - ISBN 3-936338-34-5, p. 1763-1769
http://www.eupvsec-proceedings.com/
doi: 10.4229/EUPVSEC20142014-3DV.1.55
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Strothkämper, C.; Bartelt, A.; Eichberger, R.; Kaufmann, C.; Unold, T.:
Microscopic mobilities and cooling dynamics of photoexcited carriers in polycrystalline CuInSe2. Physical Review B 89 (2014), p. 115204/1-7
doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.89.115204
Unold, T.; Hempel, H.; Strothkämper, C.; Kaufmann, C.; Eichberger, R.; Bartelt, A.:
Charge carrier mobilities and dynamics in thin film compound semiconductor materials from transient Thz absorption. In: IEEE 40th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2014 : Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Colorado, 8-13 June 2014. Piscataway, NJ: IEEE, 2014. - ISBN 978-1-4799-4398-2, p. 2066-2069
doi: 10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925333
Weizman, M.; Rhein, H.; Dore, J.; Gall, S.; Klimm, C.; Andrä, G.; Schultz, C.; Fink, F.; Rau, B.; Schlatmann, R.:
Efficiency and stability enhancement of laser-crystallized polycrystalline silicon thin-film solar cells by laser firing of the absorber contacts. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 120 (2014), p. 521-525
doi: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.09.033
Mews, M.; Conrad, E.; Kirner, S.; Mingirulli, N.; Korte, L.:
Hydrogen plasma treatments of amorphous/crystalline silicon-heterojunctions. Energy Procedia 55 (2014), p. 827-833
doi: 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.08.066
Ring, S.; Neubert, S.; Ruske, F.; Stannowski, B.; Fink, F.; Schlatmann, R.:
Direct pulsed laser interference texturing for light trapping in a-Si:H/μc-Si:H tandem solar cells. In: Ralf B. Wehrspohn; Andreas Gombert [Eds.] : Photonics for Solar Energy Systems V. Washington, DC.: SPIE, 2014 (Proceedings of the SPIE ; 9140). - ISBN 978-1-62841-088-4, p. 914015/1-6
doi: 10.1117/12.2052167
