Na‐Diffusion Enhanced p‐type Conductivity in Cu(In,Ga)Se2: A New Mechanism for Efficient Doping in Semiconductors

A new mechanism responsible for the hole concentration increase in the CIGS thin films after Na doping is proposed. At high temperature, a high concentration of Na is doped into the grains. After cooling and water rinsing, the solubility of Na becomes lower, so Na diffuses out of the grains with high concentration of Cu vacancies and hole carriers formed. As a service to our authors and readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors. Such materials are peer reviewed and may be re-organized for online delivery, but are not copy-edited or typeset. Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should be addressed to the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.