Optoelectronics Letters, Volume. 15, Issue 2, 132(2019)

The effects of Na on the growth of Cu2ZnSnSe4 thin films using low-temperature evaporation process

Ding SUN1...2,3,*, Yu-li LI1, Yu-hong ZHANG1, Xiu-juan GUO1, Li ZHANG2, Li-xin ZHANG3 and Xiao-dan ZHANG2 |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Jilin Jianzhu University, Changchun 130118, China
  • 2Institute of Photo Electronics Thin Film Devices and Technology, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
  • 3School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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    Cu2ZnSnSe4 (CZTSe) absorbers were deposited on borosilicate glass substrate using the low-temperature process, and different Na incorporation methods were applied to investigate the effects of Na on the CZTSe growth. Na was dif-fused into some of the absorbers after growth, which led to strongly improved device performance compared with Na-free cells. With the post-deposition treatment, the effect of Na on CZTSe growth was excluded, and most of Na was expected to reside at grain boundaries. The conversion efficiency of the completed device was improved due to the enhancement of open circuit voltage and fill factor. The efficiency of 2.85% was achieved at substrate temperature as low as 420 ℃.

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    SUN Ding, LI Yu-li, ZHANG Yu-hong, GUO Xiu-juan, ZHANG Li, ZHANG Li-xin, ZHANG Xiao-dan. The effects of Na on the growth of Cu2ZnSnSe4 thin films using low-temperature evaporation process[J]. Optoelectronics Letters, 2019, 15(2): 132

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    Paper Information

    Received: Jul. 31, 2018

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Apr. 16, 2019

    The Author Email: Ding SUN (nksunding@hotmail.com)

    DOI:10.1007/s11801-019-8130-5

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