Impressive self-healing phenomenon of Cu2ZnSn(S, Se)4 solar cells

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/27/6/066108

Abstract

A study of the self-healing phenomenon of Cu₂ZnSn(S, Se)₄ (CZTSSe) solar cells has shown more than 10% enhancement in cell performance after storage at room temperature for a week, with a significant improvement in the open-circuit photovoltage (V_oc) and fill factor (FF). In addition, up to 10.45% power conversion efficiency (PCE) has been achieved. No obvious change in crystallinity, crystal phase, optical absorption or elemental distribution in the CZTSSe films was detected on examining the x-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern, Raman spectrum, ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis), and TOF-SIMS. Further investigations on the charge carrier concentration, charge radiative recombination, and band structure suggest that the enhancement in PCE stems mainly from a reduction in deep defects of the CZTSSe semiconductor film.

Keywords: Cu₂ZnSn(SSe)₄ defects reduction self-healing

Received: 04 May 2018
Revised: 11 May 2018
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PACS:	61.72.-y	(Defects and impurities in crystals; microstructure)
	61.66.Fn	(Inorganic compounds)
	61.72.Bb	(Theories and models of crystal defects)

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Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.91733301,51761145042,91433205,11474333,51421002,51627803,and 51572288) and the International Partnership Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No.112111KYSB20170089).

Corresponding Authors: Dongmei Li, Qingbo Meng
E-mail: dmli@iphy.ac.cn;qbmeng@iphy.ac.cn

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Qing Yu(于晴), Jiangjian Shi(石将建), Pengpeng Zhang(张朋朋), Linbao Guo(郭林宝), Xue Min(闵雪), Yanhong Luo(罗艳红), Huijue Wu(吴会觉), Dongmei Li(李冬梅), Qingbo Meng(孟庆波) Impressive self-healing phenomenon of Cu₂ZnSn(S, Se)₄ solar cells 2018 Chin. Phys. B 27 066108

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