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CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
卷 28, 期 13, 页码 4771-4780出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b01832
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- National Science Foundation [1511737]
- Duke University Energy Initiative Research Seed Fund
- Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Postdoctoral Research Award
- DOE [DE-AC05-06OR23100]
- DOE Office of Science User Facility [DE-AC02-06CH11357]
- Div Of Chem, Bioeng, Env, & Transp Sys
- Directorate For Engineering [1511737] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Chalcogenides such as CdTe, Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)(2) (CIGSSe), and Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)(4) (CZTSSe) have enabled remarkable advances in thin-film photovoltaic performance, but concerns remain regarding (i) the toxicity (CdTe) and (ii) scarcity (CIGSSe/CdTe) of the constituent elements and (iii) the unavoidable antisite disordering that limits further efficiency improvement (CZTSSe). In this work, we show that a different materials class, the BaCu2SnSexS4-x (BCTSSe) system, offers a prospective path to circumvent difficulties (i-iii) and to target new environmentally friendly and earth-abundant absorbers. Antisite disordering and associated band tailing are discouraged in BCTSSe due to the distinct coordination environment of the large Ba2+ cation. Indeed, an abrupt absorption edge and sharp associated photoluminescence emission demonstrate a reduced impact of band tailing in BCTSSe relative to CZTSSe. Our combined experimental and computational studies of BCTSSe reveal that the compositions 0 = x = 4 exhibit a tunable nearly direct or direct bandgap in the 1.6-2 eV range, spanning relevant values for single- or multiple-junction photovoltaic applications. For the first time, a prototype BaCu2SnS4-based thin-film solar cell has been successfully demonstrated, yielding a power conversion efficiency of 1.6% (0.42 cm2 total area). The systematic experimental and theoretical investigations, combined with proof-of-principle device results, suggest promise for BaCu2SnSexS4-x as a thin-film solar cell absorber.
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