A Study on the Effects of Selenization Temperature on the Properties of Na-Doped Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Thin Film and Its Correlation with the Performance of Solar Cells
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Details
2.1. Preparation of (Na0.1Cu0.9)2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Film
2.2. Device Fabrication
2.3. Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Cu (at%) | Zn (at%) | Sn (at%) | Na (at%) | S (at%) | Se (at%) | Se/(S+Se) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T520 | 19.57 | 16.12 | 9.18 | 3.19 | 8.47 | 43.47 | 83.69 |
T540 | 20.79 | 16.63 | 9.71 | 3.31 | 4.22 | 45.34 | 91.49 |
T560 | 20.56 | 16.63 | 10.21 | 3.88 | 2.08 | 46.64 | 97.74 |
Sample | ρ (Ω·cm) | n (cm−3) | μ (cm−2V−1s−1) | Conduction Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
T520 | 5.59 × 101 | 9.22 × 1016 | 4.63 × 100 | p |
T540 | 4.77 × 101 | 2.93 × 1017 | 4.63 × 10−1 | p |
T560 | 5.61 × 101 | 5.54 × 1016 | 2.57 × 100 | p |
Sample | Voc (mV) | Jsc (mA/cm2) | Rs (Ωcm2) | Rsh (Ωcm2) | FF (%) | PCE (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CZTSSe | 296 | 26.42 | 30.37 | 130.80 | 35.16 | 2.75 |
(Na0.1Cu0.9)2ZnSn(S,Se)4 | 338 | 27.16 | 17.58 | 279.05 | 52.59 | 4.82 |
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Wang, Z.; Jiang, D.; Zeng, F.; Sui, Y. A Study on the Effects of Selenization Temperature on the Properties of Na-Doped Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Thin Film and Its Correlation with the Performance of Solar Cells. Nanomaterials 2021, 11, 2434. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11092434
Wang Z, Jiang D, Zeng F, Sui Y. A Study on the Effects of Selenization Temperature on the Properties of Na-Doped Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Thin Film and Its Correlation with the Performance of Solar Cells. Nanomaterials. 2021; 11(9):2434. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11092434
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Zhanwu, Dongyue Jiang, Fancong Zeng, and Yingrui Sui. 2021. "A Study on the Effects of Selenization Temperature on the Properties of Na-Doped Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Thin Film and Its Correlation with the Performance of Solar Cells" Nanomaterials 11, no. 9: 2434. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11092434