JUNE 8-13, 2014 • DENVER, COLORADO
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TECHNICAL AREA OVERVIEWS
AREA 2 OVERVIEW
CHALCOGENIDE THIN FILM SOLAR
CELLS
Chair: Susanne Siebentritt, University
of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Co-Chairs:
Tim Gessert, NREL, USA
Takeaki Sakurai, University of
Tsukuba, Japan
Area 2 Description
Area 2 of the 40th IEEE PVSC continues a long tradition of
meetings that focus on the science and technology of thin
film solar cells based on chalcogenide materials. We present
contributions discussing solar cells based on Cu(InGa)Se2,
Cu2ZnSn(Se)4, CdTe, and related materials. These materials
include the highest efficiency thin film solar cells, reaching the
same efficiencies on a lab scale as multicrystalline Si, as well
as being flexible. The aim of Area 2 is to provide a platform for
presenting recent and on-going research leading to improved
understanding of materials and devices, exploring new
directions for more efficient production, and narrowing the
gap between cell and module efficiencies. The topics range
from novel insights into the basic material science, study of
device properties and new device structures, and discussion
of the progress in deposition methods and growth control.
Sub-Area Chairs
Charlotte Platzer-Björkman (U Uppsala, Sweden), Shogo
Ishizuka (AIST, Japan), Bill Shafarman (U Delaware, USA),
Thomas Unold (Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin, Germany),
Takashi Minemoto (Ritsumeikan U, Japan), Yanfa Yan (U
Toledo, US), Marcus Bär (HZB, Germany), Negar Naghavi
(IRDEP, France), Norio Terada (Kagoshima U, Japan), Pawel
Zabierowski (Warsaw University of Technology, Poland),
Akira Yamada (Tokyo Tech, Japan), Roland Scheer (U Halle,
Germany), Volker Probst (Bosch, Germany), Takayuki Negami
(Panasonic, Japan), Markus Gloeckler (First Solar, US)
