journal article·2019-01-09

Fabrication of a High-Quality Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Absorber Layer via an Aqueous Solution Process and Application in Solar Cells

Wangen Zhao, Fengyang Yu, Shengzhong Frank Liu

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Abstract

(CZTSSe) solar cells determines the prospect of thin-film photovoltaic devices because of some of their strengths. However, the usual solution fabrication processes of CZTSSe absorbing layers are either too tedious or highly toxic. Here, we have developed an alternative strategy to prepare kesterite CZTSSe absorber films with a simple and low-toxicity solution process by replacing the commonly employed thiol-based compounds using the glycolic acid aqueous solution, which significantly reduces the environment pollution and toxicity, providing a possibility toward the green solvent process. The power conversion efficiency of 6.81% has been acquired based the aqueous solution-processed CZTSSe thin film via optimizing the fabrication technology.
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OpenAlex topics: Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films · Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties · Copper-based nanomaterials and applications

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Key Laboratory for Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education; Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology; Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology; School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710062, China

Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials); Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China

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State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs · Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China · Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China · Changjiang Scholar Program of Chinese Ministry of Education · National Natural Science Foundation of China · Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

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