Progress Toward 1000-mV Open-Circuit Voltage on Chalcopyrite Solar Cells

Previously, an open-circuit voltage of 960 mV was reported on Se-free Cu(In,Ga)S2(CIGS) solar cell with a CdS buffer layer. In this paper, we report our latest progress toward 1000 mV on a Se-free Cu(In,Ga)S2solar cell with a Cd-free buffer layer. The highest open-circuit voltage of 973 mV was demonstrated by rapid thermal annealing and Zn1-xMgxO buffer layer application.