학술논문

Investigation and optimization of Cd-free buffer layers In2S3 and Zn(O, S) for Cu2ZnSn(S, Se)4-based solar cells
Document Type
Conference
Source
2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC) Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC), 2017 IEEE 44th. :791-795 Jun, 2017
Subject
Aerospace
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Engineering Profession
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Photonics and Electrooptics
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Photovoltaic cells
Temperature measurement
Buffer layers
Photonic band gap
Annealing
Current measurement
Radiative recombination
alternative buffer materials
green solution process
kesterite solar cells
Language
Abstract
In this work we show that both of the investigated buffer materials, In2S3 and Zn(O, S), were suitable for alternative Cd-free buffer layers for use in kesterite CU2ZnSn(S, Se)4 solar cells. The In2S3 buffer was optimized by varying the layer thickness and applied heat treatment resulting in a maximum average efficiency of 4.6 %, compared to 6.1 % for CdS. We also showed that the band alignment of absorber and the Zn(O, S) buffer can be adjusted by variation of the sulphur content. The best average efficiency obtained from the Zn(O, S) series was 4.6 %.