Kesterites and Chalcopyrites: A Comparison of Close Cousins; Preprint

Repins, I; Vora, N; Beall, C; Wei, S H; Yan, Y; Romero, M; Teeter, G; Du, H; To, B; Young, M; Noufi, R

doi:10.1557/opl.2011.844

Title: Kesterites and Chalcopyrites: A Comparison of Close Cousins; Preprint

Conference · Sun May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2011

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1557/opl.2011.844· OSTI ID:1015886

Repins, I; Vora, N; Beall, C; Wei, S H; Yan, Y; Romero, M; Teeter, G; Du, H; To, B; Young, M; Noufi, R

Chalcopyrite solar cells based on CuInSe2 and associated alloys have demonstrated high efficiencies, with current annual shipments in the hundreds of megawatts (MW) range and increasing. Largely due to concern over possible indium (In) scarcity, a related set of materials, the kesterites, which comprise Cu2ZnSnS4 and associated alloys, has received increasing attention. Similarities anddifferences between kesterites and chalcopyrites are discussed as drawn from theory, depositions, and materials characterization. In particular, we discuss predictions from density functional theory, results from vacuum co-evaporation, and characterization via x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, electron beam-induced current, quantum efficiency, secondary ion mass spectroscopy, andluminescence.

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Solar Energy Technologies Office

DOE Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1015886

Report Number(s):: NREL/CP-5200-51286; TRN: US201112%%33

Resource Relation:: Journal Volume: 1324; Conference: Presented at the 2011 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, 25-29 April 2011, San Francisco, California

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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