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Photovoltaic Devices: High‐Efficiency Solar Cell with Earth‐Abundant Liquid‐Processed Absorber (Adv. Mater. 20/2010)
Author(s) -
Todorov Teodor K.,
Reuter Kathleen B.,
Mitzi David B.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201090073
Subject(s) - kesterite , materials science , scanning electron microscope , solar cell , photovoltaic system , optoelectronics , energy conversion efficiency , layer (electronics) , czts , inkwell , nanoparticle , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , composite material , ecology , biology , engineering
The image shows a thin‐film solar cell, deposited from a hybrid solution‐nanoparticle ink, with a background scanning electron microscopy (SEM) image of the zinc‐compound particle component of the ink. A cross‐sectional SEM image of the device shows the large‐grained kesterite absorber layer composed of readily available elements: Cu‐Zn‐Sn‐S‐Se. The solution‐processed devices offer record power conversion efficiency for kesterite absorber layers, as presented by D. B. Mitzi et al. on page E156 .