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Efficiency Boost in Highly Flexible Cu(In, Ga)Se2 Solar Cells on Mica by One‐Step Sputtering with Rear‐Side Modification
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Efficiency Boost in Highly Flexible Cu(In, Ga)Se2 Solar Cells on Mica by One‐Step Sputtering with Rear‐Side Modification

Maliya Syabriyana, Yung‐Hsun Chen, Hsin‐Fang Chang, Duc‐Chau Nguyen, De‐Shiang Liou, Ying‐Hao Chu, Tzu‐Ying LinChih‐Huang Lai
Solar RRL, 卷.9(18), 202500333
09/2025
Web of Science ID: WOS:001540560500001

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CIGS flexible solar cells mica one‐step sputtering rear‐side modifications
This study presents a novel approach for developing flexible Cu(In, Ga)Se2 (CIGS) solar cells on mica substrates. Leveraging mica's chemical inertness and high‐temperature resistance, we employ a one‐step sputtering deposition process to enable efficient solar cell fabrication. A strategically integrated 50 nm titanium nitride (TiN) layer serves as both an adhesion promoter and a critical enhancer of Mo crystallinity, promoting CIGS grain growth and significantly enhancing device efficiency. With the TiN layer, the device achieves 13.5% efficiency, representing a 2.7% point improvement over the reference sample. The rear‐side modification using a TiN buffer layer enhances device performance by improving film adhesion to mica, increasing back electrode conductivity, promoting defect passivation through increased crystallinity and grain size, and lowering the backside barrier height. Mechanical stability tests confirm the exceptional resilience of CIGS solar cells on mica, retaining approximately 98% of their initial efficiency after 3000 bending cycles at a 5 mm curvature radius. This robustness is attributed to mica's distinctive layered structure with weak van der Waals bonding. These findings highlight the potential of mica substrates to advance flexible photovoltaics by overcoming limitations of metal or polymer‐based substrates. Offering superior thermal stability and mechanical durability, mica paves the way for next‐generation wearable solar technologies. This study presents a breakthrough in flexible Cu(In, Ga)Se2 (CIGS) solar cell on mica substrates, featuring back‐side modification with a titanium nitride buffer layer. This design enhances adhesion, crystallinity of Mo and CIGS, rear‐junction, and efficiency, achieving 13.5%. The cells demonstrate remarkable mechanical durability, maintaining 98% efficiency after 3000 bending cycles. These results highlight mica's potential for durable, flexible CIGS solar cells.

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