Issue 12, 2022

Regulating deposition kinetics via a novel additive-assisted chemical bath deposition technology enables fabrication of 10.57%-efficiency Sb2Se3 solar cells

Abstract

Synthesizing high-quality films with superior morphological, electrical, and defect properties is the basic requirement for obtaining high-efficiency solar cells. Recently, Sb2Se3 has been the emerging photovoltaic material with a low-symmetry crystal structure and complicated defect properties, giving a unique synthesis challenge for high-performance solar devices. In this work, we developed a novel additive-assisted chemical bath deposition (CBD) technology for producing ideal antimony triselenide (Sb2Se3) films using antimony potassium tartrate and sodium selenosulfate as antimony and selenide sources, respectively, with thiourea and selenourea as additives to manipulate the deposition process. We uncover that additive regulated deposition kinetics is essential to improve the film properties. Comprehensively, the physical properties of Sb2Se3 films in terms of morphology, crystallinity, carrier transport properties, and defect density have been significantly enhanced. As a result, we achieved a power conversion efficiency of 10.57% in Sb2Se3 solar cells, which represents the highest efficiency of Sb2Se3 solar cells, regardless of the fabrication methods and device structures. Given the scalability to large area production and the low-cost fabrication characteristics of the CBD technique, this study demonstrates not only an effective and implementable method for fabricating highly efficient Sb2Se3 solar cells but also paves the way for industrial production of large-area Sb2Se3 photovoltaic panels in the future.

Graphical abstract: Regulating deposition kinetics via a novel additive-assisted chemical bath deposition technology enables fabrication of 10.57%-efficiency Sb2Se3 solar cells

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 Jul 2022
Accepted
06 Oct 2022
First published
07 Oct 2022

Energy Environ. Sci., 2022,15, 5118-5128

Regulating deposition kinetics via a novel additive-assisted chemical bath deposition technology enables fabrication of 10.57%-efficiency Sb2Se3 solar cells

Y. Zhao, S. Wang, C. Li, B. Che, X. Chen, H. Chen, R. Tang, X. Wang, G. Chen, T. Wang, J. Gong, T. Chen, X. Xiao and J. Li, Energy Environ. Sci., 2022, 15, 5118 DOI: 10.1039/D2EE02261C

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