Open AccessReview—Solution Processing of CIGSe Solar Cells Using Simple Thiol-Amine Solvents Mixture: A Review
Author(s) -
G.M. Albalawneh,
Muhammad M. Ramli
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
ecs journal of solid state science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.488
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 2162-8777
pISSN - 2162-8769
DOI - 10.1149/2162-8777/aba4ee
Subject(s) - amine gas treating , materials science , chalcogenide , solvent , flexibility (engineering) , thiol , photovoltaic system , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , optoelectronics , electrical engineering , engineering , statistics , mathematics
Recent results demonstrate the potential of thiol-amine binary solvents to prepare highly efficient thin-film chalcopyrite photovoltaic devices. The power of these solvent mixtures lies in their ability to dissolve a large variety of metal and metal chalcogenide precursors and their ease of application in low-temperature solution-based deposition techniques. This review recounts the early reports that revealed the flexibility and broad ability of the thiol-amine solvent system, and the chemistry behind these solvents. Next, the resulting CIGSe films PV devices fabricated using amine-thiol solution processing techniques are being introduced and analyzed in detail. Finally, Current challenges, as well as prospects for effective technology implementation, were discussed.