Indian Journal of Science and Technology
DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2019/v12i45/148395
Year: 2019, Volume: 12, Issue: 45, Pages: 1-6
Original Article
T. Joseph Mebelson1,* and K. Elampari2
1 Research scholar, Reg. No. 17213152131009, Physics Research Centre, S. T. Hindu College, Nagercoil-2. Affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Abishekapatti, Tirunelveli – 627 012, Tamilnadu, India
2 Associate Professor, Department of Physics, S. T. Hindu College, Nagercoil-2. Affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Abishekapatti, Tirunelveli – 627 012, Tamilnadu, India
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Background/objectives: The usage of Cadmium makes the solar cell very harmful to nature. In order to reduce the usage of Cadmium content in the dual buffer layered Copper-Indium-Gallium-Selenide (CIGS) solar cell, the buffer layer material properties could be tuned. Methods: The current-voltage behaviour of the CIGS solar cell is investigated on the effect of the buffer layer thickness combination by a numerical simulation using SCAPS 1D. Findings: The results indicate that the simulated model with a dual buffer layer shows higher efficiency compared to the individual CdS and ZnS single buffer layered solar cells. Applications: It is also found that 10 nm CdS in combination with 50 nm ZnS provides a maximum conversion efficiency of 25.149%.
Keywords: Dual Buffer Layer, CIGS, SCAPS, Numerical Simulation.
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