A 3.2% efficient Kesterite device from electrodeposited stacked elemental layers
By J. Scragg, D. Berg, P. Dale. 2010
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An improved electrodeposition-annealing route for preparing films of the Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) for thin film solar cell absorber layers is demonstrated. The material is prepared by sequential electrodeposition of a metallic precursor stack in the order Cu/Sn/Cu/Zn and subsequent annealing of the stack in an atmosphere containing sulfur. The new precursor is demonstrably more uniform on both macro-and microscopic scales, and this translates to enhanced lateral uniformity of the photoresponse of the CZTS film. Photovoltaic devices were prepared from the films, with the best cell having an efficiency of 3.2%.
Subfields: Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry
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Citations in the corpus
- Progress in Thin Film Solar Cells Based on (2011, methodology): “In this cell, the morphology and uniformity of the CZTS thin films were optimized through modification of the stacking order of the electrodeposited metallic layers [50].”
- Electrodeposited Cu2ZnSnSe4 thin film solar cell with 7% power conversion efficiency (2014, methodology): “[15] used a stacked metal layer approach to fabricate CZTS solar cells.”
- A Review on Development Prospect of CZTS Based Thin Film Solar Cells (2014, unknown): “2% through improved technology [45].”