Enhanced Photovoltaic Properties in Sb2S3 Planar Heterojunction Solar Cell with a Fast Selenylation Approach

Abstract Poor thermostability of Sb2S3 in vacuum hinders the possibility of achieving high-quality crystalline films. In order to enhance the photovoltaic properties of Sb2S3 planar heterojunction solar cells, a selenylation-based post-treatment approach has been employed. Selenylation performed ove...

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Main Authors: Kun Wang, Jiang Cheng, Xin Yang, Rong Hu, Lijuan Fu, Jiang Huang, Junsheng Yu, Lu Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-09-01
Series:Nanoscale Research Letters
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s11671-018-2651-x
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Summary:Abstract Poor thermostability of Sb2S3 in vacuum hinders the possibility of achieving high-quality crystalline films. In order to enhance the photovoltaic properties of Sb2S3 planar heterojunction solar cells, a selenylation-based post-treatment approach has been employed. Selenylation performed over 15 min on the Sb2S3 film resulted in an enhancement in the conversion efficiency from ~ 0.01 to 2.20%. Effect of the selenylation on the evolution of morphology, crystal structure, composition distributions, and photovoltaic behavior has been investigated. The variation in the energy levels of Sb2S3/CdS junction has been also been discussed. Results show that selenylation not only enhanced the crystallinity of Sb2S3 film but also provided a suitable energy level which facilitated charge transport from absorber to the buffer layer.
ISSN:1931-7573
1556-276X