AVS 58th Annual International Symposium and Exhibition
    Energy Frontiers Focus Topic Wednesday Sessions

Session EN1+TF-WeA
Thin Film Chalcogenide Solar Cells (CIGS, CZTS, CdTe and Related Materials)

Wednesday, November 2, 2011, 2:00 pm, Room 103
Moderator: L.W. Rieth, University of Utah


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2:00pm EN1+TF-WeA1
Comparative Study of Structure and Morphology of CuIn1-xGaXS2 and CuIn1-xGaXSe2 Thin Film Absorbers Using EBSD
A. Kaul, E. Schneller, N.G. Dhere, Florida Solar Energy Center, H.R. Moutinho, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
2:20pm EN1+TF-WeA2
Improving the Damp-Heat Stability of Copper Indium Gallium Diselenide Solar Cells
B.S. Tosun, University of Minnesota, R.K. Feist, The Dow Chemical Company, S.A. Campbell, E.S. Aydil, University of Minnesota
2:40pm EN1+TF-WeA3 Invited Paper
Progress Towards a High-Efficiency Cu-Zn-Sn-S-Se Thin-Film PV Technology
D.B. Mitzi, O. Gunawan, T.K. Todorov, D.A.R. Barkhouse, S. Bag, R. Haight, T. Gokmen, T. Goislard de Monsabert, S.J. Chey, S. Thiruvengadam, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
4:00pm EN1+TF-WeA7
Solar Cells from Colloidal Dispersions of Cu2ZnSnS4 Nanocrystals
A. Khare, Y. Li, B. Chernomordik, B.S. Tosun, A.W. Wills, D.J. Norris, E.S. Aydil, University of Minnesota
4:20pm EN1+TF-WeA8
Surface Structure of Pyrite Thin Films Grown by MOCVD
M. Cheng, Y. Liu, N. Berry, A. Margarella, J.C. Hemminger, M. Law, University of California, Irvine, H. Bluhm, Z. Liu, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
4:40pm EN1+TF-WeA9
Effect of the Use of a c-CdS Nanocrystalline Layer on the Photovoltaic Characteristics of the Screen Printed CdS/CdTe Heterostructure
L.G. Rangel-Chavez, UAM-Azcapotzalco, Mexico, M. Garcia-Aguirre, F.A. Cuevas-Ortiz, Cinvestav-IPN, Mexico, M.I. Neria-Gonzalez, Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores de Ecatepec, Mexico, M.A. Melendez-Lira, Cinvestav-IPN, Mexico
5:00pm EN1+TF-WeA10
Surface Structure and Chemistry of AgInSe2 Studied by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
P. Peña Martin, J.W. Lyding, A. Rockett, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
5:20pm EN1+TF-WeA11
Imaging and Phase Identification of Cu2ZnSnS4 Thin Films using Confocal Raman Spectroscopy
A.-J. Cheng, M. Manno, A. Khare, C. Leighton, S.A. Campbell, E.S. Aydil, University of Minnesota
5:40pm EN1+TF-WeA12
Synthesis of CZTS Solar Cells using Non-Toxic Sulfur Precursor
P. Vasekar, L. Ganta, D. Vanhart, T. Dhakal, C.R. Westgate, The State University of New York at Binghamton