• openAccess   Ceramic Enamels as New Back Contacts for Cu (In, Ga) Se2-Based Photovoltaic Tile 

      Fraga Chiva, Diego; Lyubenova, Teodora; Rey, Aitor; Calvet Roures, Iván; Martí Valls, Rafael; Carda Castelló, Juan Bautista Wiley (2015-02)
      In this work, we investigated the properties of silver and gold enamels as potential back contacts for Cu (In, Ga) Se2 (CIGS) solar cells. The enamels were deposited on ceramic tiles by nonvacuum printing techniques. Thus, ...
    • closedAccess   Development of photovoltaic ceramic tile based on CZTSSe absorber 

      Calvet Roures, Iván; BARRACHINA ALBERT, ESTER; Martí Valls, Rafael Francisco; Fraga Chiva, Diego; Lyubenova, Teodora; Carda Castelló, Juan Bautista Elsevier (2015)
      Ceramic photovoltaic tile based on Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 semiconductor has been made by low-cost and easy processing method of preparation. Ceramic tile as alternative of soda-lime glass substrate has been used. The molybdenum ...
    • openAccess   Easy and low-cost aqueous precipitation method to obtain Cu2ZnSn(S, Se)4 thin layers 

      Martí Valls, Rafael Francisco; Lyubenova, Teodora; Calvet Roures, Iván; Ladeira de Oliveira, L.; Fraga Chiva, Diego; Carda Castelló, Juan Bautista Elsevier (2017)
      An easy method to obtain kesterite Cu2ZnSn(Se1-x,Sx)4 (CZTSSe) solid solution as an absorber for thin film photovoltaic solar cells is discussed in this report. Particular emphasis is directed toward the procedure´s steps ...
    • openAccess   Ecologic ceramic substrates for CIGS solar cells 

      Fraga Chiva, Diego; Lyubenova, Teodora; Martí Valls, Rafael Francisco; Calvet Roures, Iván; BARRACHINA ALBERT, ESTER; Carda Castelló, Juan Bautista Elsevier (2016)
      In this work the use of porcelain stoneware tiles as alternative substrates for CIGS thin film solar cells for the development of specific applications as those related to building integration (BIPV, BAPV) are reported. ...
    • openAccess   Práctica de laboratorio: Síntesis y depósito de capas fotoabsorbentes tipo CIGS para dispositivos fotovoltaicos 

      Martí Valls, Rafael Francisco; BARRACHINA ALBERT, ESTER; Fraga Chiva, Diego; Calvet Roures, Iván; Lyubenova, Teodora; Carda Castelló, Juan Bautista Universitat Jaume I (2015)
    • openAccess   Preparation of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 photovoltaic absorbers by an aqueous metal selenite co-precipitation route 

      Martí Valls, Rafael Francisco; Oliveira, L.; Lyubenova, Teodora; Todorov, Teodor Krassimirov; Chassaing, E.; Lincot, D.; Carda Castelló, Juan Bautista Elsevier (2015-08)
      In this paper, we report a novel and simple solution-based approach for the fabrication of chalcopyrite Cu(In,Ga)Se2 thin film solar cells. An aqueous co-precipitation method based on metal selenites, M2(SeO3)x (M = Cu, ...
    • openAccess   Síntesis de kesterita Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 mediante métodos de hot-injection y solvotermal 

      Fraga Chiva, Diego; Martí Valls, Rafael Francisco; Lyubenova, Teodora; Ladeira de Oliveira, L.; Carda Castelló, Juan Bautista Elsevier (2014-12)
      En el presente trabajo se han sintetizado compuestos con estructura de kesterita Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 mediante métodos de síntesis “hot-injection” y solvotermal. Se ha analizado la efectividad de ambos procedimientos sobre las ...
    • openAccess   Synthesis of Ceramic Pigments by Non-Conventional Methods for New Ceramic Decoration Technologies 

      Lyubenova, Teodora; Peiró Álvarez, María del Carmen; Rey, A.; Martí Valls, Rafael Francisco; Calvet Roures, Iván; Carda Castelló, Juan Bautista German Ceramic Society (2014)
      The ceramic tile industry increasingly commits to modernisation and implementation of new technologies in the decoration process. Current demands of advanced processes in this fi eld, such as rotational decoration, inkjet ...
    • openAccess   Synthesis, deposition and crystal growth of CZTS nanoparticles onto ceramic tiles 

      Calvet Roures, Iván; BARRACHINA ALBERT, ESTER; Martí Valls, Rafael Francisco; Fraga Chiva, Diego; Lyubenova, Teodora; Carda Castelló, Juan Bautista Elsevier (2015-09)
      The work presents a simple solvothermal method for CZTS nanoparticles preparation using hexadecylamine (HDA) as a capping agent. The as-prepared CZTS powder was deposited as ink using Doctor Blade technique onto ceramic ...