High-speed electrodeposition of copper–tin–zinc stacks from liquid metal salts for Cu2ZnSnSe4 solar cells
Author(s) -
Marc Steichen,
João C. Malaquías,
Monika Arasimowicz,
Rabie Djemour,
Neil R. Brooks,
Luc Van Meervelt,
Jan Fransaer,
Koen Binnemans,
Phillip J. Dale
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chemical communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.837
H-Index - 333
eISSN - 1364-548X
pISSN - 1359-7345
DOI - 10.1039/c6cc09225j
Subject(s) - copper , tin , zinc , metal , czts , materials science , liquid metal , metallurgy , inorganic chemistry , solar cell , chemistry , optoelectronics
Cu 2 ZnSnSe 4 -based solar cells with 5.5% power conversion efficiency were fabricated from Cu/Sn/Zn stacks electrodeposited from liquid metal salts. These electrolytes allow metal deposition rates one order of magnitude higher than those of other deposition methods.
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