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Current Enhancement via a TiO2 Window Layer for CSS Sb2Se3 Solar Cells: Performance Limits and High Voc

Phillips, Laurie J.; Savory, Christopher N.; Hutter, Oliver S.; Yates, Peter J.; Shiel, Huw; Mariotti, Silvia; Bowen, Leon; Birkett, Max; Durose, Ken; Scanlon, David O.; Major, Jonathan D.

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Authors

Laurie J. Phillips

Christopher N. Savory

Oliver S. Hutter

Peter J. Yates

Huw Shiel

Silvia Mariotti

Leon Bowen leon.bowen@durham.ac.uk
Senior Manager (Electron Microscopy)

Max Birkett

Ken Durose

David O. Scanlon

Jonathan D. Major



Abstract

Antimony selenide (Sb 2 Se 3 ) is an emerging chalcogenide photovoltaic absorber material that has been the subject of increasing interest in recent years, demonstrating rapid efficiency increases with a material that is simple, abundant, and stable. This paper examines the material from both a theoretical and practical standpoint. The theoretical viability of Sb 2 Se 3 as a solar photovoltaic material is assessed and the maximum spectroscopically limited performance is estimated, with a 200 nm film expected to be capable of achieving a photon conversion efficiency of up to 28.2%. By adapting an existing CdTe close-spaced sublimation (CSS) process, Sb 2 Se 3 material with large rhubarb-like grains is produced and solar cells are fabricated. We show that the established CdS window layer is unsuitable for use with CSS, due to intermixing during higher temperature processing. Substituting CdS with the more stable TiO 2 , a power conversion efficiency of 5.5% and an open-circuit voltage V oc of 0.45 V are achieved; the voltage exceeding current champion devices. This paper demonstrates the potential of CSS for scalable Sb 2 Se 3 deposition and highlights the promise of Sb 2 Se 3 as an abundant and low-toxicity material for solar applications.

Citation

Phillips, L. J., Savory, C. N., Hutter, O. S., Yates, P. J., Shiel, H., Mariotti, S., …Major, J. D. (2019). Current Enhancement via a TiO2 Window Layer for CSS Sb2Se3 Solar Cells: Performance Limits and High Voc. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 9(2), 544-551. https://doi.org/10.1109/jphotov.2018.2885836

Journal Article Type Article
Online Publication Date Dec 19, 2018
Publication Date Mar 31, 2019
Deposit Date Mar 7, 2019
Publicly Available Date Mar 7, 2019
Journal IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics
Print ISSN 2156-3381
Electronic ISSN 2156-3403
Publisher Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 9
Issue 2
Pages 544-551
DOI https://doi.org/10.1109/jphotov.2018.2885836

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