Sb2S3 grown by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis and its application in a hybrid solar cell

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作者
Karber, Erki [1 ]
Katerski, Atanas [1 ]
Acik, Ilona Oja [1 ]
Mere, Arvo [1 ]
Mikli, Valdek [2 ]
Krunks, Malle [1 ]
机构
[1] Tallinn Univ Technol, Lab Thin Film Chem Technol, Dept Mat Sci, Ehitajate Tee 5, EE-19086 Tallinn, Estonia
[2] Tallinn Univ Technol, Chair Semicond Mat Technol, Dept Mat Sci, Ehitajate Tee 5, EE-19086 Tallinn, Estonia
来源
BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY | 2016年 / 7卷
关键词
absorber; chemical spray pyrolysis (CSP); hybrid solar cell; stibnite (Sb2S3); ultrasonic atomization; SULFIDE THIN-FILMS; ASSISTED HYDROTHERMAL ROUTE; HOLE-TRANSPORTING MATERIALS; ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION; CHEMICAL SPRAY; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION; OPTOELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS; OPTICAL-PROPERTIES; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; INDIUM SULFIDE;
D O I
10.3762/bjnano.7.158
中图分类号
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
Chemical spray pyrolysis (CSP) is a fast wet-chemical deposition method in which an aerosol is guided by carrier gas onto a hot substrate where the decomposition of the precursor chemicals occurs. The aerosol is produced using an ultrasonic oscillator in a bath of precursor solution and guided by compressed air. The use of the ultrasonic CSP resulted in the growth of homogeneous and well-adhered layers that consist of submicron crystals of single-phase Sb2S3 with a bandgap of 1.6 eV if an abundance of sulfur source is present in the precursor solution (SbCl3/SC(NH2)(2) = 1: 6) sprayed onto the substrate at 250 degrees C in air. Solar cells with glass-ITO-TiO2-Sb2S3-P3HT-Au structure and an active area of 1 cm(2) had an open circuit voltage of 630 mV, short circuit current density of 5 mA/cm(2), a fill factor of 42% and a conversion efficiency of 1.3%. Conversion efficiencies up to 1.9% were obtained from solar cells with smaller areas.
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页码:1662 / 1673
页数:12
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