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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
卷 7, 期 6, 页码 2686-2693出版社
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c8ta10130b
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- Royal Society
- EPSRC [EP/L000202, EP/K016288/1, EP/P020194/1]
- EU Horizon2020 Framework (STARCELL) [720907]
- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Korean government (MSIT) [2018R1C1B6008728]
- EPSRC [EP/P020194/1, EP/R029431/1, EP/K016288/1] Funding Source: UKRI
The performance of kesterite thin-film solar cells is limited by a low open-circuit voltage due to defectmediated electron-hole recombination. We calculate the non-radiative carrier-capture cross sections and Shockley-Read-Hall recombination coefficients of deep-level point defects in Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) from first-principles. While the oxidation state of Sn is +4 in stoichiometric CZTS, inert lone pair (5s(2)) formation lowers the oxidation state to +2. The stability of the lone pair suppresses the ionization of certain point defects, inducing charge transition levels deep in the band gap. We find large lattice distortions associated with the lone-pair defect centers due to the difference in ionic radii between Sn(II) and Sn(IV). The combination of a deep trap level and large lattice distortion facilitates efficient nonradiative carrier capture, with capture cross-sections exceeding 10(-12) cm(2). The results highlight a connection between redox active cations and 'killer' defect centres that form giant carrier traps. This lone pair effect will be relevant to other emerging photovoltaic materials containing ns(2) cations.
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