Analysis of the voltage losses in CZTSSe solar cells of varying Sn content
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Journal Article
Abstract
The performance of kesterite (Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4, CZTSSe) solar cells is hindered by low open circuit voltage (Voc). The commonly used metric for Voc-deficit, namely, the difference between the absorber band gap and qVoc, is not well-defined for compositionally complex absorbers like kesterite where the bandgap is hard to determine. Here, nonradiative voltage losses are analyzed by measuring the radiative limit of Voc, using external quantum efficiency (EQE) and electroluminescence (EL) spectra, without relying on precise knowledge of the bandgap. The method is applied to a series of Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 devices with Sn content variation from 27.6 to 32.9 at. % and a corresponding Voc range from 423 to 465 mV. Surprisingly, the lowest nonradiative loss, and hence the highest external luminescence efficiency (QELED), were obtained for the device with the lowest Voc. The trend is assigned to better interface quality between absorber and CdS buffer layer at lower Sn content.
Date Issued
2019-06-06
Date Acceptance
2019-05-09
Citation
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2019, 10 (11), pp.2829-2835
ISSN
1948-7185
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Start Page
2829
End Page
2835
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Volume
10
Issue
11
Copyright Statement
© 2019 American Chemical Society. This is an open access article published under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium,provided the author and source are cited.
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Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
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Grant Number
EP/M025020/1
EP/P005543/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Chemistry, Physical
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical
Chemistry
Science & Technology - Other Topics
Materials Science
Physics
EFFICIENCY
ELECTROLUMINESCENCE
CU(IN,GA)SE-2
CU2ZNSNS4
SURFACE
LATTICE
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2019-05-09