Study on AZO coated flexible glass as TCO substrate

Shuvaraj Ghosh; Arindam Mallick; Arindam Kole; Partha Chaudhury; Sean Garner; Durga Basak

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2016.7749676

Study on AZO coated flexible glass as TCO substrate

Shuvaraj Ghosh
, Arindam Mallick
, Arindam Kole
, Partha Chaudhury
, Sean Garner
, Durga Basak

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

21 Scopus citations

Abstract

This work presents detailed characterization of structural, optical and electrical properties of Al doped ZnO (AZO) coated Corning^® Willow^® Glass substrate as a function of AZO thickness. It has been observed that the carrier concentration increases and the sheet resistance decreases as the thickness of the coating increases. A sheet resistance as low as ∼7 Ω/sq has been achieved for a 500 nm AZO coated flexible glass substrate with average 90% transparency in the visible region. The figure of merit (FOM) value as high as 7.4×10^-2 Ω^-1 has been calculated. The electrical as well as optical results are quite excellent and even better or comparable to those of commercial ITO and FTO substrates. The performance of the flexible substrate as transparent electrode for an a-Si:H solar cell has been demonstrated.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2016
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	634-638
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509027248
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2016.7749676
State	Published - 18 Nov 2016
Externally published	Yes
Event	43rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2016 - Portland, United States Duration: 5 Jun 2016 → 10 Jun 2016

Publication series

Name	Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
Volume	2016-November
ISSN (Print)	0160-8371

Conference

Conference	43rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2016
Country/Territory	United States
City	Portland
Period	5/06/16 → 10/06/16

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

AZO
Figure of Merit
H solar cell
TCO
a-Si

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Control and Systems Engineering
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Ghosh, S., Mallick, A., Kole, A., Chaudhury, P., Garner, S., & Basak, D. (2016). Study on AZO coated flexible glass as TCO substrate. In 2016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2016 (pp. 634-638). Article 7749676 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference; Vol. 2016-November). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2016.7749676

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Ghosh, S, Mallick, A, Kole, A, Chaudhury, P, Garner, S & Basak, D 2016, Study on AZO coated flexible glass as TCO substrate. in 2016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2016., 7749676, Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, vol. 2016-November, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, pp. 634-638, 43rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2016, Portland, United States, 5/06/16. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2016.7749676

Study on AZO coated flexible glass as TCO substrate. / Ghosh, Shuvaraj; Mallick, Arindam; Kole, Arindam et al.
2016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2016. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2016. p. 634-638 7749676 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference; Vol. 2016-November).

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