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Fabrication of Cu2ZnSnS4solar cells with 5.1% efficiency via thermal decomposition and reaction using a non-toxic sol–gel route
Abstract
Earth-abundant Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) has been confirmed as a promising semiconductor material for thin film solar cells. To meet the requirements of high-efficiency and low-cost for photovoltaic technologies, a modified thermal decomposition sol–gel method with low-cost and low-toxicity for CZTS thin film preparation is presented, and the detailed formation mechanism of the thin film is investigated to obtain an optimized process. By introducing non-aqueous thiourea–metal–oxygen sol–gel processing, as well as applying extrinsic dopants and chemical etching, high-quality and phase-controlled CZTS thin films with homogeneous elemental distribution and a low impurity content have been synthesized. Based on the modified sol–gel method, solar cells with a structure of Ni:Al/ZAO/i-ZnO/CdS/CZTS/Mo/glass have been fabricated, and a power conversion efficiency of 5.10% is obtained, indicating its potential for high-throughput and high power conversion efficiency photovoltaic devices.
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- Authors
- Su, Z., Sun, K., Han, Z., Cui, H., Liu, F., Lai, Y., Li, J., Hao, X., Liu, Y., & Green, M. A.
- Venue
- J. Mater. Chem. A
- Publisher
- Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
- Published
- 2014
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 500-509
- ISSN
- 2050-7488 (ISSN-L)
- 2050-7496
- OpenAlex
- W2006556908
- Cited by
- 280
- References
- 18
- FWCI
- 20.57
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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