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Table 2. Comparison of PV parameters of CIGSe thin-film solar cells modeled with the SCAPS-1D program reported in the literature.

Solar cell (experimental: E, theoritacal: T, back surfac field: BSF)	V _oc (V)	J _sc (mA cm⁻²)	FF (%)	η (%)	Reference
Ag/ZnO:Al/i-ZnO/CdS/CIGS/Mo (T)	0.733	36.35	83.33	22.23	56
ZnO:Al/ZnS/CIGSe/Mo (T)	0.693	38.06	83.71	22.11	57
ZTO/CIGS (T)	0.89	36.0	82.0	31.10	58
ITO/CIGS/GaSe (T)	1.62	24.03	94.5	25	59
Zn(O,S)/CIGS/Si/Mo (T)	0.74	39.72	81.94	24.16	60
Mo/CIGS/CdSe/ZnO/ITO (T)	0.983	33.63	75.93	25.11	61
i-ZnO/n-CdS/p-CIGS/Mo (T)	0.80	38.20	75.00	26.15	62
FTO/SnS₂/CIGS/Sb₂S₃/Ni (T)	1.08	33.75	88.50	31.15	63
n-ZnO: Al/i-ZnO/n-ZnS/p-CIGS/Mo (T)	0.82	36.90	85.50	26.00	64
ZnO/CdS/CIGS/Mo (T)	0.78	38.66	80.00	24.45	65
ZnO:Al/i-ZnO/CdS/CIGS/Mo (T)	0.76	32.04	71.47	17.49	66
ZnO:Al/ZnMgOCdS/CIGS/Mo (T)	1.01	34.11	81.66	28.4	67
CIGS (cell) (Cd-free) (E)	0.73	39.58	80.40	23.85	68
ZnO:Al/CdS/CIGS/Mo (E)	0.67	34.90	77.60	18.10	69
ZnO:Al/i-ZnO/CdS/CIGS/Mo (E)	0.73	32.00	—	17.50	66
ZnO/CdS/CuInGaSe₂ (E)	0.69	35.50	81.20	19.80	70
ZnO/CdS/PDT-treated CIGS (E)	0.74	37.80	80.60	22.60	71
ZnO:B/i-ZnO/CdS/CIGS/Mo (E)	0.645	36.80	76.00	18.00	72
CIGS/GaAs (BSF)	1.16	43.88	89.52	45.7	73
CIGS/CNGS (BSF)	1.21	32.25	75.0	29.39	13
CIGS/V₂O₅ (BSF)	0.89	41.34	85.8	31.86	74
CIGS/CuO (BSF)	0.96	37.07	83.71	29.88	75
CIGS/Cu₂O (BSF)	0.92	40.40	83.34	31.13	9
CIGS/Cu₂O (BSF)	0.83	36.81	82.73	25.25	55
CIGS/Sb₂S₃ (BSF)	1.08	33.75	88.50	31.15	63
CIGS/CIGS-p⁺ (BSF)	1.14	32.61	89.39	33.36	22
CIGS/Cu₂O (BSF)	0.86	40.85	86.69	30.30	54
CIGS/CuAlO₂ (BSF)	0.82	35.87	83.11	24.61	7
CIGS/PEDOT:PSS (BSF)	0.86	56.40	80.79	32.83	76
CIGS/SWCNT (BSF)	0.80	42.59	80.38	27.73	8
CIGS/Sb₂S₃ (BSF)	0.760	29.84	81.66	37.05	In this study
CIGS/CuO (BSF)	0.660	30.27	79.47	31.76	In this study
CIGS/Cu₂O (BSF)	0.815	30.30	82.88	40.34	In this study