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Alloying and Defect Control within Chalcogenide Perovskites for Optimized Photovoltaic Application

Journal Article · · Chemistry of Materials
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  1. Univ. of Toledo, OH (United States). Wright Center for Photovoltaic Innovation and Commercialization; Wuhan Univ., Wuhan (China). MOE Key Lab. of Artificial Micro- and Nano-structures, and Inst. for Advanced Studies; Duke University
  2. Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, and Dept. of Chemistry
  3. Univ. of Toledo, OH (United States). Wright Center for Photovoltaic Innovation and Commercialization; Shanghai Univ., Shanghai (China). Dept. of Physics
  4. Wuhan Univ., Wuhan (China). MOE Key Lab. of Artificial Micro- and Nano-structures, and Inst. for Advanced Studies
  5. Univ. of Toledo, OH (United States). Wright Center for Photovoltaic Innovation and Commercialization
Through density functional theory calculations, we show that the alloy perovskite system BaZr1-xTixS3 (x < 0.25) is a promising candidate for producing high power conversion efficiency (PCE) solar cells with ultrathin absorber layers. To maximize the minority carrier lifetime, which is important for achieving high PCE, the defect calculations show that BaZr1-xTixS3 films should be synthesized under moderate (i.e., near stoichiometric) growth conditions to minimize the formation of deep-level defects. The perovskite BaZrS3 is also found to exhibit ambipolar self-doping properties, indicating the ability to form homo p–n junctions. However, our theoretical calculations and experimental solid-state reaction efforts indicate that the doped perovskite BaZr1-xTixS3 (x > 0) may not be stable under thermal equilibrium growth conditions. Calculations of decomposition energies suggest that introducing compressive strain may be a plausible approach to stabilize BaZr1-xTixS3 thin films.
Research Organization:
Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231; AC05-06OR23100; EE0006712
OSTI ID:
1559757
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1606292
Journal Information:
Chemistry of Materials, Journal Name: Chemistry of Materials Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 28; ISSN 0897-4756
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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