Study of composition reproducibility of electrochemically co-deposited CuInSe2 films onto ITO

A study of electrodeposition of CuInSe2 thin films with triethanolamine as the complexing agent

“…Therefore it is gaining in popularity these days in the search of an excellent absorption layer for photovoltaic cells. Evaporation [1,2], sputtering [3,4], spray pyrolysis [5], molecular beam epitaxy [6], stacking elemental layer [7] and electrodeposition [4,[8][9][10][11] have been proposed for preparing CuInSe 2 thin films. Among these methods, the electrodeposition of CuInSe 2 is costeffective, time saving and adequate for safety concerns so it is proved to be a promising way to prepare CuInSe 2 thin films.…”

Preparation and characterization of CuInSe2 particles via the hydrothermal route for thin-film solar cells

“…Different kinds of processes such as the spray pyrolysis method [4], the electrodeposition process [5,6] and the ink printing method [7] have been studied. Among them, the ink printing method using particles is considered a promising process because of its low cost, efficiency of resource material usage and simplified scaling up potential [8].…”

Preparation of CuInSe2 films by ultrasonic electrodeposition-selenization and the improvement of their surface morphology

“…Various methods have been reported for the preparation of CuInSe 2 films, but the main concern with CIS-based solar cells is to develop a low-cost and large-scale production technology that allows for their commercialization, for example, electrodeposition [4], spraying [5], and paste coating [6]. An important advantage of electrodeposition as a method for thin-film preparation is that films with a large area can be prepared without vacuum, using simple and low-cost equipment [7][8][9][10].…”

“…An important advantage of electrodeposition as a method for thin-film preparation is that films with a large area can be prepared without vacuum, using simple and low-cost equipment [7][8][9][10]. A CuInSe 2 thin film can be easily obtained by the selenization of electrodeposited Cu-In precursor, but the CuInSe 2 thin film with excellent morphology has hardly been obtained [11].…”