Optoelectronics Letters, Volume. 15, Issue 6, 435(2019)

Study on sputtering Zn(O,S) buffer layers for eco-friendly Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells

Si-han SHI1, Yu FAN1, Zhi-chao HE1, Zhi-qiang ZHOU1, Fang-fang LIU1, Yi ZHANG1, An-dong TANG2, Yun SUN1, and Wei LIU1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Tianjin Key Laboratory of Thin Film Devices and Technology, Institute of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology and Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
  • 2Hanergy Heyuan Mobile Energy Intelligence Manufacture Base, Beijing 100031, China
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    An eco-friendly Zn(O,S) film with a wider band gap is emerging as one of the promising Cd-free replacement material, which can be deposited by radio frequency sputtering. The effect of sputtering pressure on the Zn(O,S) films properties and the devices performance are studied systematically. At high pressure, the ZnS phase is found in the Zn(O,S) films resulting in a higher barrier at Zn(O,S) /CIGS interface which would lead to a low recombination activation energy (Ea). By reducing sputtering pressure, single phase of Zn(O,S) films are conducive to carrier transport as well as promote the films electric properties, ultimately improving the performance of Zn(O,S)/CIGS solar cells.

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    SHI Si-han, FAN Yu, HE Zhi-chao, ZHOU Zhi-qiang, LIU Fang-fang, ZHANG Yi, TANG An-dong, SUN Yun, LIU Wei. Study on sputtering Zn(O,S) buffer layers for eco-friendly Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells[J]. Optoelectronics Letters, 2019, 15(6): 435

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    Paper Information

    Received: Jan. 29, 2019

    Accepted: Mar. 21, 2019

    Published Online: Jan. 7, 2020

    The Author Email: Wei LIU (wwl@nankai.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s11801-019-9016-2

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