Suppressing interface recombination in CZTSSe solar cells by simple selenization with synchronous interface gradient doping

被引:17
作者
Cui, Xin-Pan [1 ]
Ma, Qiong [1 ]
Zhou, Wen-Hui [1 ]
Kou, Dong-Xing [1 ]
Zhou, Zheng-Ji [1 ]
Meng, Yue-Na [1 ]
Qi, Ya-Fang [1 ]
Yuan, Sheng-Jie [1 ]
Han, Li-Tao [1 ]
Wu, Si-Xin [1 ]
机构
[1] Henan Univ, Natl & Local Joint Engn Res Ctr High Efficiency Di, Collaborat Innovat Ctr Nano Funct Mat & Applicat, Key Lab Special Funct Mat MOE,Sch Mat, Kaifeng 475004, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
PHOTOVOLTAIC MATERIALS; EFFICIENCY; CHALLENGES; CU2ZNSNS4; DEFECTS; LIMIT;
D O I
10.1039/d2nr06115e
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
The main bottleneck in the development of kesterite Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)(4) (CZTSSe) solar cells is their very low V-OC due to severe carrier recombination. Specifically, due to the poor defect environment and unfavorable band structure, carrier recombination at the front interface is considered to be one of the most serious issues. Thus, to reduce the interface recombination and V-OC deficit, we propose a convenient and effective strategy for Cd gradient doping near the front interface during selenization. The formed Cd gradient significantly reduced the Cu-Zn defects and related [2Cu(Zn) + Sn-Zn] defect clusters near the CZTSSe-CdS heterojunction, thus significantly suppressing the interface recombination near the heterojunction. Benefitting from the formed Cd gradient, a champion device with 12.14% PCE was achieved with the V-OC significantly improved from 432 mV to 486 mV. The proposed element gradient doping strategy can offer a new idea for selenization and element gradient doping in other photoelectric devices.
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页码:185 / 194
页数:10
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