Characterization of basic physical properties of Sb2Se3 and its relevance for photovoltaics

Chen, Chao; Bobela, David C.; Yang, Ye; Lu, Shuaicheng; Zeng, Kai; Ge, Cong; Yang, Bo; Gao, Liang; Zhao, Yang; Beard, Matthew C.; Tang, Jiang

doi:10.1007/s12200-017-0702-z

Title: Characterization of basic physical properties of Sb₂Se₃ and its relevance for photovoltaics

Journal Article · 17 March 2017 · Frontiers of Optoelectronics

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12200-017-0702-z · OSTI ID:1351943

Chen, Chao ^[1]; Bobela, David C. ^[2]; Yang, Ye ^[2]; Lu, Shuaicheng ^[1]; Zeng, Kai ^[1]; Ge, Cong ^[1]; Yang, Bo ^[1]; Gao, Liang ^[1]; Zhao, Yang ^[1]; Beard, Matthew C. ^[2]; Tang, Jiang ^[1]

Huazhong Univ. of Science and Technology, Wuhan (China)
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Antimony selenide (Sb₂Se₃) is a promising absorber material for thin film photovoltaics because of its attractive material, optical and electrical properties. In recent years, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of Sb₂Se₃ thin film solar cells has gradually enhanced to 5.6%. In this article, we systematically studied the basic physical properties of Sb₂Se₃ such as dielectric constant, anisotropic mobility, carrier lifetime, diffusion length, defect depth, defect density and optical band tail states. Here, we believe such a comprehensive characterization of the basic physical properties of Sb₂Se₃ lays a solid foundation for further optimization of solar device performance.

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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)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1351943

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5K00-68320

Journal Information:: Frontiers of Optoelectronics, Vol. 10, Issue 1; ISSN 2095-2759

Publisher:: SpringerCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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