Journal article
Ultra-thin Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cell by pulsed laser deposition
Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark1
Electrofunctional materials, Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark2
The VILLUM Center for the Science for Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals, Centers, Technical University of Denmark3
Optical Microsensors and Micromaterials, Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark4
Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark5
Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark6
Surface Physics and Catalysis, Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark7
Silicon Microtechnology, Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark8
University of New South Wales9
Technical University of Denmark10
Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark11
...and 1 moreWe report on the fabrication of a 5.2% efficiency Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) solar cell made by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) featuring an ultra-thin absorber layer (less than 450 nm). Solutions to the issues of reproducibility and micro-particulate ejection often encountered with PLD are proposed. At the optimal laser fluence, amorphous CZTS precursors with optimal stoichiometry for solar cells are deposited from a single target.
Such precursors do not result in detectable segregation of secondary phases after the subsequent annealing step. In the analysis of the solar cell device, we focus on the effects of the finite thickness of the absorber layer. Depletion region width, carrier diffusion length, and optical losses due to incomplete light absorption and back contact reflection are quantified.
We conclude that material- and junction quality is comparable to that of thicker state-of-the-art CZTS devices, even though the efficiency is lower due to optical losses.
Language: | English |
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Year: | 2017 |
Pages: | 91-99 |
ISSN: | 18793398 and 09270248 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.solmat.2017.03.002 |
ORCIDs: | Crovetto, Andrea , Canulescu, Stela , Stamate, Eugen , Pryds, Nini , Hansen, Ole and Schou, Jørgen |