Application of facile solution-processed ternary sulfide Ag8SnS6 as light absorber in thin film solar cells
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Light absorber is critical to the further applications of thin film solar cells. Here, we report a facile solution-processed method with an annealing temperature below 250°C to fabricate Ag8SnS6 (ATS) light absorber for thin film solar cells. After optimization, the ATS-based thin film solar cells exhibited a reproducible power conversion efficiency (PCE) of about 0.25% and an outstanding long-term stability with 90% of the initial PCE retained after a more than 1,000 h degradation test. This research revealed the potential application of ATS as an earth-abundant, low toxic and chemically stable light absorber in thin film solar cells.
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OpenAlex topics: Perovskite Materials and Applications · Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films · Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
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