First-principles total-energy calculations for hydrogen impurities in CuInSe2 (CIS) and CuGaSe2 (CGS) show that H+ takes up the Cu–Se bond center position, whereas H0 and H take up tetrahedral interstitial site next to In (in CIS) or Ga (in CGS). Hydrogen creates a negative-U center (i.e., H0 is never stable), with a (+/−) transition level at Ec−0.39 eV in CIS, and Ec−0.57 eV in CGS. However, once combined with the 2VCu+IIICu2+ complex, hydrogen forms shallower centers with transition levels at Ec−0.15 eV in CIS, and Ec−0.39 eV in CGS. We conclude that hydrogen could convert CIS to n type, but not CGS.

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