A review of Sb2Se3 photovoltaic absorber materials and thin-film solar cells

Mavlonov, Abdurashid; Razykov, Takhir; Raziq, Fazal; Gan, Jiantuo; Chantana, Jakapan; Kawano, Yu; Nishimura, Takahito; Wei, Haoming; Zakutayev, Andriy; Minemoto, Takashi; Zu, Xiaotao; Li, Sean; Qiao, Liang

doi:10.1016/j.solener.2020.03.009

Title: A review of Sb₂Se₃ photovoltaic absorber materials and thin-film solar cells

Journal Article · Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Solar Energy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2020.03.009· OSTI ID:1606129

^[1]; Razykov, Takhir ^[2]; Raziq, Fazal ^[3]; Gan, Jiantuo ^[3];

^[4];

^[5]; Wei, Haoming ^[6];

^[7]; Minemoto, Takashi ^[4]; Zu, Xiaotao ^[3]; Li, Sean ^[8]; Qiao, Liang ^[3]

Univ. of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu (China); Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
Univ. of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu (China)
Ritsumeikan Univ., Shiga (Japan)
Ritsumeikan Univ., Shiga (Japan). Ritsumeikan Global Innovation Research Organization
Qufu Normal Univ. (China). Shandong Provincial Key Lab. of Laser Polarization and Information Technology
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Univ. of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (Australia)

Energy generated from environmentally friendly, cost-effective solar cells is a key aspect for developing a clean renewable-energy economy. Non-toxic and Earth-abundant materials with high absorption coefficient (>10⁵ cm^-1) and optimal bandgap (1-1.5 eV) have received great attention as photovoltaic (PV) absorber layers during the last few decades. Among them, antimony selenide (Sb₂Se₃) has been a promising PV absorber, with steadily increasing power-conversion efficiency (PCE) compared to other emerging compounds. Very recent studies showed that high-quality ZnO:Al/ZnO/CdS/TiO₂/Sb₂Se₃/MoSe₂/Mo devices with PCE of 9.2% can be fabricated using cost-effective novel compounds. Considering these recent advances, this article provides an overview of the material properties of Sb2Se3 thin films and the recent progress made with Sb₂Se₃-based solar cells. Furthermore, analysis of Sb₂Se₃-based thin-film solar cells has also shown that the devices have relatively good light management due to their suitable bandgap and high absorption coefficient, whereas carrier management, i.e. collection efficiency of photo-generated carriers, needs significant improvement. Overall, this study provides background knowledge on material properties and device performance and suggests main research directions to overcome the limiting factors of solar cell performance.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Fuel Cell Technologies Program; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); NSAF Joint Foundation of China; Basic Research Foundation of the Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences; USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308; 21850410460; 11774044; U1630126; F3-003

OSTI ID:: 1606129

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1702145

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Journal Information:: Solar Energy, Vol. 201; ISSN 0038-092X

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