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Silver and Potassium Incorporation in Double-Layer Solution-Processed Cu2ZnSnS4 Solar Cell

Ahmad Ibrahim, Asim Guchhait, Shreyash Hadke, Hwee Leng Seng, Lydia Helena Wong

ACS Applied Energy Materials· Volume 3· Issue 11
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Abstract

Large open-circuit voltage (VOC) deficit has been widely regarded as the main hindrance to realize the full potential of the low-cost and environmental-friendly Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) solar cell. Alloying and doping are seen as promising pathways to reduce the harmful defects in CZTS and the VOC deficit. In this study, we demonstrate the fabrication of double-layer CZTS alloyed with silver and doped with potassium (ACZTS-KCZTS). The device shows an increase in VOC relative to its corresponding Shockley–Queisser limit (VOC/VOC,SQ) and improvement of short-circuit current (JSC) compared to the CZTS reference to realize an optimized active area device efficiency of 8.24%. The avoidance of void formation and improved carrier collection in the bulk and interface region contributed to performance improvement. This double-layer configuration could be a viable route for codoping using other elements.
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Metals & alloys

OpenAlex topics: Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films · Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties · Copper-based nanomaterials and applications

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Affiliations

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore639798

Department of Physics, Prabhat Kumar College, Contai, West Bengal 721401, India

Interdisciplinary Graduate School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore637371

Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637553

Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), Singapore 138634

Campus for Research Excellence And Technological Enterprise (CREATE), Singapore 138602

Funding

Ministry of Education - Singapore · National Research Foundation Singapore

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