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CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
Volume 26, Issue 3, Pages 1420-1425Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/cm403504u
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Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)(4) thin layers processed from solution-deposited earth-abundant precursors emerge as absorber materials for low-cost thin film solar cells. A frequently observed drawback of the chemical solution processing poor crystallinity of the chalcogenide absorber can be overcome by employing a sodium-containing reactive agent. We demonstrate a massive improvement in grain growth in the presence of sodium. It enhances the surface chemisorption of selenium molecules and can promote the formation of liquid Na2Sex phases during reactive annealing of the precursor. The sodium is also incorporated into the semiconductor absorber and significantly modifies its electronic properties. By adjusting the sodium precursor quantity, it is possible to tune doping levels and gradients to maximize the collection of photogenerated carriers in thin film Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)(4) solar cells. The presented approach can be extended to other solution-processed metal chalcogenides to enhance their structural and electronic properties, which are critical for applications such as thin film solar cells and transistors.
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