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Engberg, Sara Lena Josefin
Technical University of Denmark
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- 2023Advances in the one-step synthesis of 2D and 3D sulfide materials grown by pulsed laser deposition assisted by a sulfur thermal crackercitations
- 2022Silver-substituted (Ag1-xCux)2ZnSnS4 solar cells from aprotic molecular inkscitations
- 2022Tuning the band gap of CdS in CZTS/CdS solar cells
- 2022The effect of soft-annealing on sputtered Cu2ZnSnS4 thin-film solar cellscitations
- 2022A facile strategy for the growth of high-quality tungsten disulfide crystals mediated by oxygen-deficient oxide precursorscitations
- 2022Solution-processed CZTS and its n-layers
- 2020Energy band alignment at the heterointerface between CdS and Ag-alloyed CZTScitations
- 2020Energy band alignment at the heterointerface between CdS and Ag-alloyed CZTScitations
- 2020Monolithic thin-film chalcogenide–silicon tandem solar cells enabled by a diffusion barriercitations
- 2020Persistent Double-Layer Formation in Kesterite Solar Cells: A Critical Reviewcitations
- 2020Persistent Double-Layer Formation in Kesterite Solar Cells: A Critical Reviewcitations
- 2019Thin films of CZTS and CZTO for solar cells produced by pulsed laser deposition
- 2019Thin films of CZTS and CZTO for solar cells produced by pulsed laser deposition
- 2018Liquid phase assisted grain growth in Cu2ZnSnS4 nanoparticle thin films by alkali element incorporationcitations
- 2017Investigation of Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 nanoparticles for thin-film solar cell applicationscitations
- 2017The effect of dopants on grain growth and PL in CZTS nanoparticle thin films for solar cell applications
- 2017Na-assisted grain growth in CZTS nanoparticle thin films for solar cell applications
- 2017Spray-coated ligand-free Cu2ZnSnS4 nanoparticle thin films
- 2017Investigation of Cu2ZnSnS4 nanoparticles for thin-film solar cell applicationscitations
- 2017Spray-coated Cu2ZnSnS4 thin films for large-scale photovoltaic applications
- 2016High frequency pulse anodising of magnetron sputtered Al–Zr and Al–Ti Coatingscitations
- 2016Cu2ZnSnS4 Nanoparticle Absorber Layers for Thin-Film Solar Cells
- 2016Synthesis of ligand-free CZTS nanoparticles via a facile hot injection routecitations
- 2015Optimized Packing Density of Large CZTS Nanoparticles Synthesized by Hot-injection for Thin Film Solar Cells.
- 2015Large CZTS Nanoparticles Synthesized by Hot-Injection for Thin Film Solar Cells.
- 2015Synthesis of large CZTSe nanoparticles through a two-step hot-injection methodcitations
- 2014Appearance of anodised aluminium: Effect of alloy composition and prior surface finishcitations
- 2014Annealing in sulfur of CZTS nanoparticles deposited through doctor blading
- 2014Study of Grain Growth of CZTS Nanoparticles Annealed in Sulfur Atmosphere
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Study of Grain Growth of CZTS Nanoparticles Annealed in Sulfur Atmosphere
Abstract
The kesterite material, Cu<sub>2</sub>ZnSn(S<sub>x</sub>Se<sub>1-x</sub>)<sub>4 (</sub>CZTS), is very promising as absorber material in future thin filmsolar cells. The elements are abundant, the material has a high absorption coefficient, and the pure sulfideCZTS is non-toxic. These properties make CZTS a potential candidate also for large-scale applications. Here,solution processing allows for comparatively fast and inexpensive fabrication and solution processing alsoholds the record efficiency in the kesterite family, however for the selenized compound. The current challenges are, (1) that the high carbon content in nanoparticle thin films is one of the main limitations for this approach, and (2) that grain boundaries and defects are believed to be a site for recombination that limits the efficiency. Annealing in vacuum and/or a nitrogen atmosphere facilitates grain growth and improves the electronic properties. Conventionally selenization (annealing in selenium) shows the best results, however sulfurization (annealing in sulfur) has the advantage of leading to a non-toxic material. In this work, nanocrystals of CZTS with a targeted Cu-poor/Zn-rich composition are synthesized through a hot-injection method with oleylamine as the solvent. The nanocrystal inks are deposited through doctor blading in octanethiol, and annealed in a vacuum furnace using a graphite box with sulfur. The surface morphology and thus grain growth are studied for various annealing conditions in a 10-mbar nitrogen atmosphere with a varying amount of sulfur.The films are characterized with scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and an example before and after annealing is displayed in Fig. 1 (a) and (b), respectively. Compositional changes are monitored by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and the crystallinity by X-ray diffraction (XRD).A photovoltaic device of the structure soda lime glass (SLG)/Mo/CZTSSe/CdS/ZnO:Al/Ag has been built, and our preliminary results show a power conversion efficiency of 1.41% for the nanoparticles annealed inselenium.