A 3.2% efficient Kesterite device from electrodeposited stacked elemental layers

Jonathan J Scragg; D M Berg; P J Dale

doi:10.1016/j.jelechem.2010.01.008

A 3.2% efficient Kesterite device from electrodeposited stacked elemental layers

Jonathan J Scragg, D M Berg, P J Dale

Department of Chemistry

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Abstract

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%.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	52-59
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry
Volume	646
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2010.01.008
Publication status	Published - 15 Jul 2010

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Keywords

electrodeposition
Cu2ZnSnS4
solar cells
photovoltaics
Kesterite
stacked elemental layer

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A 3.2% efficient Kesterite device from electrodeposited stacked elemental layers

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