期刊
SOLAR ENERGY
卷 220, 期 -, 页码 316-330出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2021.03.056
关键词
Kesterite solar cell; Numerical simulation; Device structure engineering; Conduction band offset; Efficiency improvement
资金
- CONACYT [CVU 862194]
This study used a numerical simulation model to analyze the structure and optimize the performance of CZTS solar cells, resulting in a significant improvement of power efficiency from 8.4% to 20.6%. Experimental results demonstrate that optimizing the device structure can increase the short-circuit current density and open circuit voltage, ultimately leading to higher efficiency.
Among the several obstacles which impede efficiency enhancement of CZTS solar cells, the sub-optimized Mo back contact and the unfavorable conduction band offset at CZTS/CdS interface are the critical ones, contributing largely to high surface recombination and low open circuit voltage. In this article, a numerical simulation model was used for device structure analysis and performance optimization. A substrate configuration of CZTS solar cell was considered. Benchmarking study of the reference cell gives a conversion efficiency of 8.3% which matches well with the reported experimental value, validating the accuracy of our simulation model. Thereafter, we have implemented several modifications in the experimental device structure including an alternative back contact, a back surface passivation layer, a Cd-free buffer layer with tunable conduction band minimum, and a wide band gap ZnO-based alloy material which enhances the spectral response to shorter wavelength contributing to higher efficiency. A systematic optimization of device structure results in the increase of JSC and VOC due to the increment in diffusion length and optimal free carrier collection which ultimately increases the power efficiency from 8.4 to 20.6%.
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