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Influence of OLA and FA ligands on the optical and electronic properties of Cu 2 ZnSn(S, Se) 4 thin films and solar cells prepared from nanoparticle inks

Campbell, S.; Qu, Y.; Bowen, L.; Chapon, P.; Barrioz, V.; Beattie, N.S.; Zoppi, G.

Influence of OLA and FA ligands on the optical and electronic properties of Cu 2 ZnSn(S, Se) 4 thin films and solar cells prepared from nanoparticle inks Thumbnail


Authors

S. Campbell

Y. Qu

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

P. Chapon

V. Barrioz

N.S. Beattie

G. Zoppi



Abstract

The use of formamide (FA) as an alternative capping ligand to oleylamine (OLA) during the preparation of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) nanoparticle inks was investigated. Photoluminescence properties of the selenised CZTS absorber layers revealed quasi-donor acceptor pairs (QDAP) as the main transition for carrier recombination with similar electrostatic potential fluctuations in both type of ligands. In OLA layers the transition shifts from QDAP to band-impurity as temperature rises. Solar cell devices fabricated from FA Cu2ZnSn(Se,S)4 were shunted due to the high porosity of the film while in contrast, the combination of FA + OLA absorber yielded reduced back contact barrier height, lower series resistance and higher fill factor and efficiency compared to OLA devices. This is a direct result of the removal of the fine grain carbon rich layer from the back contact interface usually present in films prepared with OLA only.

Citation

Campbell, S., Qu, Y., Bowen, L., Chapon, P., Barrioz, V., Beattie, N., & Zoppi, G. (2018). Influence of OLA and FA ligands on the optical and electronic properties of Cu 2 ZnSn(S, Se) 4 thin films and solar cells prepared from nanoparticle inks. Solar Energy, 175, 101-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2018.03.065

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 23, 2018
Online Publication Date Mar 29, 2018
Publication Date Mar 29, 2018
Deposit Date Jun 27, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Solar Energy
Print ISSN 0038-092X
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 175
Pages 101-109
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2018.03.065
Related Public URLs http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/33868/

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