Dipendra Pokhrel , N.R. Mathews , X. Mathew , Suman Rijal , Vijay C. Karade , Samietha S. Kummar , Jared Friedl , Tamanna Mariam , Alisha Adhikari , Zhaoning Song , Ebin Bastola , Abudulimu Abasi , Adam Phillips , Michael J. Heben , Yanfa Yan , Randy J. Ellingson
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Abstract
We report the hydrothermal deposition of Sb2S3 thin film on top of CdS buffer layer, and the fabrication of prototype photovoltaic devices utilizing spiro-OMeTAD as the hole transport layer. The as-deposited films were amorphous, which transformed to polycrystalline after thermal processing. The pristine films were annealed at different temperatures and showed effective recrystallization at 350 °C which resulted in larger grains, intense XRD patterns, and significantly improved device parameters. The obtained VOC of 795 mV is among the highest reported for a Sb2S3 based solar cell. Deep level transient spectroscopy studies detected an electron trap with activation energy 0.61 eV in the pristine annealed absorber, which became deeper (0.66 eV) upon Na incorporation. However, the capture cross-section decreased by an order of magnitude, and the trap density halved. The reduction in the capture cross-section and trap density for the Na-incorporated device coincides with the improved EQE response in the mid- and long-wavelength regions and a 9 % increase in device efficiency. The light intensity dependence of VOC clearly demonstrated that Na incorporation reduced the trap-assisted recombination and facilitated efficient charge transport in the device.
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Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells is intended as a vehicle for the dissemination of research results on materials science and technology related to photovoltaic, photothermal and photoelectrochemical solar energy conversion. Materials science is taken in the broadest possible sense and encompasses physics, chemistry, optics, materials fabrication and analysis for all types of materials.