Table 3 Simulated photovoltaic parameters of cells with various inhomogeneities.

From: Microscopic origins of performance losses in highly efficient Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin-film solar cells

Inhomogeneities

Voc (mV)

jsc (mA cm−2)

FF (%)

η (%)

Without

750

36.7

82

22.4

Only doping density

748

36.7

82

22.3

Only electron lifetime

749

36.7

82

22.4

Both

747

36.7

82

22.3

  1. Solar cell parameters extracted from simulated, illuminated j–V curves with respect to the approximated grain structure. Simulation results are divided into different aspects of lateral inhomogeneities.
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