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Luminescence of Cu2ZnSnS4 polycrystals described by the fluctuating potential model

Halliday, DP; Claridge, R; Goodman, MCJ; Mendis, BG; Durose, K; Major, JD

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Authors

R Claridge

MCJ Goodman

BG Mendis

K Durose

JD Major



Abstract

The growth of Cu 2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) polycrystals from solid state reaction over a range of compositions, including the regions which produce the highest efficiency photovoltaic devices, is reported. X-ray measurements confirm the growth of crystalline CZTS. Temperature and intensity dependent photoluminescence (PL) measurements show an increase in the energy of the main CZTS luminescence peak with both increasing laser power and increasing temperature. Analysis of the PL peak positions and intensity behavior demonstrates that the results are consistent with the model of fluctuating potentials. This confirms that the polycrystals are heavily doped with the presence of a large concentration of intrinsic defects. The behavior of the main luminescence feature is shown to be qualitatively similar over a broad range of compositions although the nature and amount of secondary phases vary significantly. The implications for thin-film photovoltaic devices are discussed.

Citation

Halliday, D., Claridge, R., Goodman, M., Mendis, B., Durose, K., & Major, J. (2013). Luminescence of Cu2ZnSnS4 polycrystals described by the fluctuating potential model. Journal of Applied Physics, 113(22), Article 223503. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4810846

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jun 1, 2013
Deposit Date May 31, 2013
Publicly Available Date Jan 29, 2014
Journal Journal of Applied Physics
Print ISSN 0021-8979
Electronic ISSN 1089-7550
Publisher American Institute of Physics
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 113
Issue 22
Article Number 223503
DOI https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4810846
Keywords Photoluminescence, Luminescence, Copper, Band gap, Solar cells, Polycrystals, Zinc, Effective mass, Valence bands, Crystal defects,

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© 2013 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in Halliday, D.P. and Claridge, R. and Goodman, M.C.J. and Mendis, B.G. and Durose, K. and Major, J.D. (2013) 'Luminescence of Cu2ZnSnS4 polycrystals described by the fluctuating potential model.', Journal of applied physics., 113 (22). p. 223503 and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4810846





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