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Back contact–absorber interface modification by inserting carbon intermediate layer and conversion efficiency improvement in Cu 2 ZnSn(S,Se) 4 solar cell
Author(s) -
Zeng Fangqin,
Sun Kaiwen,
Gong Li,
Jiang Liangxing,
Liu Fangyang,
Lai Yanqing,
Li Jie
Publication year - 2015
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.201510280
Subject(s) - materials science , carbon fibers , layer (electronics) , crystallinity , equivalent series resistance , photoluminescence , optoelectronics , energy conversion efficiency , current density , chemical engineering , solar cell , voltage , composite material , analytical chemistry (journal) , chemistry , electrical engineering , organic chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , composite number , engineering
Carbon layers have been employed as intermediate layers between Mo back contact and Cu 2 ZnSn(S 1– x Se x ) 4 (CZTSSe) absorber film prepared by sol–gel and post‐selenization method. Carbon layers with appropriate thickness can significantly inhibit the formation of MoSe 2 and voids at bottom region of the absorber, and therefore reduce the series resistance remarkably. The conversion efficiency can be boosted by the introducing of the carbon layer from 6.20% to 7.24% by enhancement in short current density, fill factor and open voltage in comparison to the reference sample without carbon layer. However, excess thickness of carbon layer will worse device performance due to the deteriorated absorber crystallinity. In addition, the time‐resolved photoluminescence analysis shows that inserting the carbon layer with suitable thickness does not introduce recombination and lower minority lifetime. (© 2015 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH &Co. KGaA, Weinheim)