Emerging chalcogenide thin films for solar energy harvesting devices

S Hadke, M Huang, C Chen, YF Tay, S Chen… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Chalcogenide semiconductors offer excellent optoelectronic properties for their use in solar
cells, exemplified by the commercialization of Cu (In, Ga) Se2-and CdTe-based photovoltaic …

Intrinsic Defect Limit to the Electrical Conductivity and a Two‐Step p‐Type Do** Strategy for Overcoming the Efficiency Bottleneck of Sb2S3‐Based Solar Cells

Z Cai, CM Dai, S Chen - Solar RRL, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The photovoltaic efficiency increase in Sb2S3‐based solar cells has stagnated for 5 years
since the highest efficiency of 7.5% was achieved in 2014. One important bottleneck is the …

Defects Passivation via Potassium Iodide Post‐Treatment for Antimony Selenosulfide Solar Cells with Improved Performance

J Li, Z Gao, X Hu, S Wang, Y Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Antimony selenosulfide (Sb2 (S, Se) 3) has been emerging as a promising light
absorber in the past few years owing to tunable bandgap (1.1–1.7 eV), high absorption …

Over 6% Certified Sb2(S,Se)3 Solar Cells Fabricated via In Situ Hydrothermal Growth and Postselenization

W Wang, X Wang, G Chen, L Yao… - Advanced Electronic …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Antimony sulfide‐selenide Sb2 (S, Se) 3 as a promising absorber material has drawn
extensive attention owing to its rewarding photoelectric properties, low toxicity, and earth …

Promising Sb2(S,Se)3 Solar Cells with High Open Voltage by Application of a TiO2/CdS Double Buffer Layer

W Wang, X Wang, G Chen, B Chen, H Cai, T Chen… - Solar …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Sb2 (S, Se) 3 has gathered a lot of attention recently as a promising alternative absorber
material. However, the efficiencies of Sb2 (S, Se) 3 devices are seriously restricted by the …

Study of the stabilizer influence on the structural and optical properties of sol-gel spin coated zinc oxide films

HB Wannes, RB Zaghouani, R Ouertani… - Materials Science in …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work, we highlight the influence of three different sol stabilizers, namely
diethanolamine (DEA), Ammonium Hydroxide (NH 4 OH), and Nitric Acid (HNO 3), on the …

Enhancing the efficiency of Sb2S3 solar cells using dual-functional potassium do**

H Ning, H Guo, J Zhang, X Wang, X Jia, J Qiu… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Antimony sulphide (Sb 2 S 3) thin films have attracted considerable research
interest as a photovoltaic absorber material owing to their suitable band gap, large …

Antimony sulfide (Sb2S3) thin films by pulse electrodeposition: Effect of thermal treatment on structural, optical and electrical properties

RGA Garcia, CAM Avendaño, M Pal… - Materials Science in …, 2016 - Elsevier
Antimony sulfide films have been deposited by pulse electrodeposition on Fluorine doped
SnO 2 coated glass substrates from aqueous solutions containing SbCl 3 and Na 2 S 2 O 3 …

Nanorod-textured Sb2 (S, Se) 3 bilayer with enhanced light harvesting and accelerated charge extraction for high-efficiency Sb2 (S, Se) 3 solar cells

X Shi, F Zhang, S Dai, P Zeng, J Qu, J Song - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
To produce a highly efficient solar cell, a near-ideal absorber allowing sufficient light
absorption and effective carrier transport is important. In this study, for the first time, a …

ZnO/TiO2/Sb2S3 Core–Shell Nanowire Heterostructure for Extremely Thin Absorber Solar Cells

R Parize, A Katerski, I Gromyko… - The Journal of …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Extremely thin absorber (ETA) solar cells integrating ZnO nanowires have been receiving
increasing interest owing to efficient light-trap** phenomena and charge-carrier …