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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Volume 135, Issue 43, Pages 15982-15985Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ja4068639
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- European Regional Development Funds
- Framework 7 program under project SCALENANO [FP7-NMP-ENERGY-2011-284486]
- Spanish government [RYC-2011-09212]
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A multistrategy approach to overcome the main challenges of nanoparticle-based solution-processed Cu2ZnSnSe4 thin film solar cells is presented. We developed an efficient ligand exchange strategy, using an antimony salt, to displace organic ligands from the surface of Cu2ZnSnS4 nanoparticles. An automated pulsed spray-deposition system was used to deposit the nanoparticles into homogeneous and crack-free films with controlled thickness. After annealing the film in a Se-rich atmosphere, carbon-free and crystalline Cu2ZnSnSe4 absorber layers were obtained. Not only was crystallization promoted by the complete removal of organics, but also Sb itself played a critical role. The Sb-assisted crystal growth is associated with the formation of a Sb-based compound at the grain boundaries, which locally reduces the melting point, thus promoting the film diffusion-limited crystallization.
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