Thin-Film Solar Cells Based on Selenized CuSbS2 Absorber
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals
2.2. Preparation of CuSbS2(Se) Method
2.3. Device Fabrication
2.4. Films Characterization and Device Testing
3. Results and Discussions
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | VOC (V) | JSC (mA cm−2) | FF | PCE (%) |
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Untreated | 0.31 ± 0.02 | 1.41 ± 0.24 | 0.28 ± 0.03 | 0.12 ± 0.06 |
A-8 min | 0.54 ± 0.01 | 2.60 ± 0.14 | 0.32 ± 0.02 | 0.46 ± 0.05 |
Se-4 min | 0.35 ± 0.01 | 2.83 ± 0.32 | 0.30 ± 0.03 | 0.28 ± 0.07 |
Se-6 min | 0.47 ± 0.01 | 3.70 ± 0.35 | 0.32 ± 0.03 | 0.57 ± 0.12 |
Se-8 min | 0.48 ± 0.02 | 4.70 ± 0.41 | 0.39 ± 0.02 | 0.90 ± 0.14 |
Se-10 min | 0.42 ± 0.04 | 2.00 ± 0.46 | 0.34 ± 0.04 | 0.31 ± 0.17 |
Circuit Element | Sample | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Untreated | N2-8 min | Se-4 min | Se-6 min | Se-8 min | Se-10 min | |
R1 (Ω) | 265.7 | 219.7 | 212.5 | 112.5 | 58.7 | 178.5 |
Rce (Ω) | 6.17 × 105 | 2.66 × 105 | 1.87 × 105 | 0.82 × 105 | 0.66 × 105 | 3.87 × 105 |
CPE1-T (F cm−2) | 0.23 × 10−9 | 1.32 × 10−9 | 1.61 × 10−9 | 6.81 × 10−9 | 9.12 × 10−9 | 0.78 × 10−9 |
τavg1 (S) | 1.42 × 10−4 | 3.51 × 10−4 | 3.01 × 10−4 | 5.58 × 10−4 | 6.01 × 10−4 | 3.01 × 10−4 |
CPE1-P | 0.85 | 0.90 | 0.87 | 0.90 | 0.91 | 0.86 |
Rrce (Ω) | 0.8 × 105 | 1.2 × 105 | 1.0 × 105 | 5.5 × 105 | 8.1 × 105 | 4.3 × 105 |
CPE2-T (F cm−2) | 1.52 × 10−5 | 3.17 × 10−5 | 5.58 × 10−5 | 6.16 × 10−5 | 7.06 × 10−5 | 2.38 × 10−5 |
τavg2 (S) | 1.216 | 3.80 | 5.58 | 33.88 | 57.186 | 10.234 |
CPE2-P | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 0.89 |
Sample | Composition (at.%) | Compositional Ratio (%) | |||||
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Cu | Sb | S | Se | S/(S + Se) | Se/(S + Se) | (S + Se)/(Cu + Sb) | |
Untreated | 25.69 | 25.54 | 48.77 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.95 |
Se-4 min | 25.44 | 25.28 | 49.22 | 0.06 | 1 | 0 | 0.97 |
Se-6 min | 25.43 | 25.17 | 46.33 | 2.77 | 0.94 | 0.06 | 0.97 |
Se-8 min | 25.27 | 25.16 | 37.92 | 11.65 | 0.76 | 0.24 | 0.98 |
Se-10 min | 25.57 | 25.30 | 29.92 | 19.21 | 0.61 | 0.39 | 0.97 |
Sample | Eg (eV) | VBO (eV) | WF (eV) | EC (eV) | EV (eV) |
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CuSbS2 | 1.58 | 0.27 | 4.34 | −2.98 | −4.56 |
CuSbS2(Se) | 1.51 | 0.61 | 5.03 | −3.75 | −5.26 |
CdS | 2.4 | 2.26 | 4.42 | −4.28 | −6.68 |
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Zhao, M.; Yu, J.; Fu, L.; Guan, Y.; Tang, H.; Li, L.; Cheng, J. Thin-Film Solar Cells Based on Selenized CuSbS2 Absorber. Nanomaterials 2021, 11, 3005. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/nano11113005
Zhao M, Yu J, Fu L, Guan Y, Tang H, Li L, Cheng J. Thin-Film Solar Cells Based on Selenized CuSbS2 Absorber. Nanomaterials. 2021; 11(11):3005. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/nano11113005
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhao, Minghao, Junsheng Yu, Lijuan Fu, Youwei Guan, Hua Tang, Lu Li, and Jiang Cheng. 2021. "Thin-Film Solar Cells Based on Selenized CuSbS2 Absorber" Nanomaterials 11, no. 11: 3005. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/nano11113005