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Nanostructured solar cell based on solution processed Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 nanoparticles and vertically aligned ZnO nanorod array
Author(s) -
Jiang Minlin,
Wu Jiamin,
Di Gao,
Li Guangyong
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
physica status solidi (rrl) – rapid research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.786
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1862-6270
pISSN - 1862-6254
DOI - 10.1002/pssr.201409449
Subject(s) - czts , nanorod , materials science , solar cell , energy conversion efficiency , nanoparticle , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , photovoltaic system , semiconductor , ecology , biology
Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) has attracted intensive interest for application in photovoltaic technology due to its excellent semiconductor properties. We report a nanostructured CZTS solar cell which was fabricated by infiltrating of CZTS nanoparticles into CdS coated ZnO nanorod arrays. The well aligned ZnO nanorods facilitate the efficient infiltration of CZTS nanoparticles. A hole transport layer was deposited to facilitate the transport of holes. The nanostructured CZTS solar cell demonstrated a remarkably high short‐circuit current density (11.0 mA/cm 2 ). As a result, a power conversion efficiency of 2.8% was obtained. (© 2014 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH &Co. KGaA, Weinheim)