Korea Institute of Energy Research

Jin-Su Yoo

Ara Cho

Jihye Gwak

Sejin Ahn

SeoungKyu Ahn

Sang-hyun Park

Jae-ho Yun

Young-joo Eo

Jun-sik Cho

Joo-hyung Park

Kyung-Hoon Yoon

Kee-Shik Shin

Kee Shik Shin

Kyung Hoon Yoon

Jae Ho Yun

Young Joo Eo

Joo Hyung Park

Jun Sik Cho

A method of fabricating an Ag&#x2014;(Cu&#x2014;)In&#x2014;Ga&#x2014;Se (A(C)IGS) based thin film using Se&#x2014;AgSe core-shell nanoparticles, an A(C)IGS based thin film fabricated by the method, and a tandem solar cell having the A(C)IGS thin film are disclosed. More particularly, a method of fabricating a densified Ag&#x2014;(Cu&#x2014;)In&#x2014;Ga&#x2014;Se (A(C)IGS) based thin film by non-vacuum coating a substrate with a slurry containing Se&#x2014;AgSe core-shell nanoparticles, an A(C)IGS based thin film fabricated by the method, and a tandem solar cell including the A(C)IGS based thin film are disclosed. According to the present invention, an A(C)IGS based thin film including Ag is manufactured by applying Se&#x2014;AgSe core-shell nanoparticles in a process of manufacturing a (C)IGS thin film, thereby providing an A(C)IGS based thin film having a wide band gap.

Method of fabricating A(C)IGS based thin film using Se-Ag2Se core-shell nanoparticles, A(C)IGS based thin film fabricated by the same, and tandem solar cells including the A(C)IGS based thin film

A method of forming a nanometer-scale prominence and depression structure on a zinc oxide thin film in a wet-etching method, and the method includes the steps of: preparing a substrate; forming a nano structure having a height and a width of a nanometer range; forming the zinc oxide thin film on the substrate on which the nano structure is formed; and wet-etching the zinc oxide thin film, in which in the wet-etching step, zinc oxide having relatively low physical compactness is preferentially etched since the zinc oxide is positioned on the nano structure, and thus the prominence and depression structure is formed around the nano structure by the etching. The method is effective in that a thin film can be uniformly formed on the prominence and depression structure, and an electrolyte or an organic material may uniformly penetrate between the prominence and depression structure.

Method of forming zinc oxide prominence and depression structure and method of manufacturing solar cell using thereof

An apparatus and method for measurement of radiation intensity for testing reliability of a solar cell, and a method for testing the reliability of the solar cell. The apparatus includes a first solar cell receiving a predetermined intensity of radiation or more to generate electricity, a second solar cell receiving a predetermined intensity of radiation or more to generate electricity; a temperature sensor sensing a temperature of the second solar cell; a cooler cooling the first solar cell; and a controller measuring the intensity of radiation applied to the first solar cell, and controlling the cooler to prevent the temperature of the first solar cell from increasing above a predetermined temperature depending on the temperature of the second solar cell sensed by the temperature sensor.

Apparatus and method for measurement of radiation intensity for testing reliability of solar cell, and method for testing reliability of solar cell

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Jin-Su Yoo