Contrasting the Material Chemistry of Cu 2 ZnSnSe 4 and Cu 2 ZnSnS (4– x ) Se x

Aguiar, Jeffery A.; Patel, Maulik; Aoki, Toshihiro; Wozny, Sarah; Al‐Jassim, Mowafak

doi:10.1002/advs.201500320

Title: Contrasting the Material Chemistry of Cu ₂ ZnSnSe ₄ and Cu ₂ ZnSnS _(4– _x ₎ Se _x

Journal Article · Tue Feb 02 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Advanced Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.201500320· OSTI ID:1236657

Aguiar, Jeffery A. ^[1]; Patel, Maulik ^[2]; Aoki, Toshihiro ^[3]; Wozny, Sarah ^[4]; Al‐Jassim, Mowafak ^[1]

National Renewable Energy Laboratory Golden CO 80401 USA
Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Tennessee‐Knoxville Knoxville TN 37996 USA
LeRoy Center for Solid State Science Arizona State University Tempe AZ 85281 USA
Advanced Materials Research Institute University of New Orleans New Orleans LA 70148 USA

Earth-abundant sustainable inorganic thin-film solar cells, independent of precious elements, pivot on a marginal material phase space targeting specific compounds. Advanced materials characterization efforts are necessary to expose the roles of microstructure, chemistry, and interfaces. Here, the earth-abundant solar cell device, Cu₂ZnSnS_(4-x)Se_x, is reported, which shows a high abundance of secondary phases compared to similarly grown Cu₂ZnSnSe₄.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1236657

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1260053; OSTI ID: 1341090

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5K00-66725; 1500320

Journal Information:: Advanced Science, Journal Name: Advanced Science Vol. 3 Journal Issue: 6; ISSN 2198-3844

Publisher:: Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)Copyright Statement

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Language:: English

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