Current Photovoltaic Research ISSN:2288-3274(Print) 2508-125X(Online)

In this paper, the effect of MoSe₂ on the contact resistance (R_C) of the transparent conducting oxide (TCO) and Mo junction in the scribed P2 region of the Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ (CIGS) solar module was analyzed. The CIGS/Mo junction becomes ohmic-contact by MoSe₂, so the formation of the MoSe₂ layer is essential. However, the CIGS solar module has a TCO/MoSe2/Mo junction in the P2 region due to structural differences from the cell. The contact resistance (RC) of the P2 region was calculated using the transmission line method, and MoSe₂ was confirmed to increase RC of the TCO/Mo junction. B doped ZnO (BZO) was used as TCO, and when BZO/MoSe₂ junction was formed, conduction band offset (CBO) of 0.6 eV was generated due to the difference in their electron affinities. It is expected that this CBO acts as a carrier transport barrier that disturbs the flow of current, resulting in increased RC. In order to reduce the RC caused by CBO, MoSe₂ must be made thin in a CIGS solar module.