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Title: Quantifying point defects in Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 thin films using resonant x-ray diffraction

Abstract

Cu 2ZnSn(S,Se)4 is an interesting, earth abundant photovoltaic material, but has suffered from low open circuit voltage. To better understand the film structure, we have measured resonant x-ray diffraction across the Cu and Zn K-edges for the device quality thin films of Cu 2ZnSnS4 (8.6% efficiency) and Cu 2ZnSn(S,Se)4 (3.5% efficiency). This approach allows for the confirmation of the underlying kesterite structure and quantification of the concentration of point defects and vacancies on the Cu, Zn, and Sn sublattices. Rietveld refinement of powder diffraction data collected at multiple energies is used to determine that there exists a high level of Cu Zn and Zn Cu defects on the 2c and 2d Wyckoff positions. We observe a significantly lower concentration of Zn Sn defects and Cu or Zn vacancies.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [2];  [2]; ORCiD logo [2];  [2];  [1]
  1. SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
  2. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
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Research Org.:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Inverse Design (CID); SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States); National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1353056
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1332482; OSTI ID: 1420534
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-5K00-67431
Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951; TRN: US1701378
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-76SF00515; AC36−08GO28308; AC36-08GO28308
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Applied Physics Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 109; Journal Issue: 16; Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; zinc; x-ray diffraction; thin film structure; vacancies; powders

Citation Formats

Stone, Kevin H., Christensen, Steven T., Harvey, Steven P., Teeter, Glenn, Repins, Ingrid L., and Toney, Michael F. Quantifying point defects in Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 thin films using resonant x-ray diffraction. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4964738.
Stone, Kevin H., Christensen, Steven T., Harvey, Steven P., Teeter, Glenn, Repins, Ingrid L., & Toney, Michael F. Quantifying point defects in Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 thin films using resonant x-ray diffraction. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4964738
Stone, Kevin H., Christensen, Steven T., Harvey, Steven P., Teeter, Glenn, Repins, Ingrid L., and Toney, Michael F. Mon . "Quantifying point defects in Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 thin films using resonant x-ray diffraction". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4964738. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1353056.
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title = {Quantifying point defects in Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 thin films using resonant x-ray diffraction},
author = {Stone, Kevin H. and Christensen, Steven T. and Harvey, Steven P. and Teeter, Glenn and Repins, Ingrid L. and Toney, Michael F.},
abstractNote = {Cu 2ZnSn(S,Se)4 is an interesting, earth abundant photovoltaic material, but has suffered from low open circuit voltage. To better understand the film structure, we have measured resonant x-ray diffraction across the Cu and Zn K-edges for the device quality thin films of Cu 2ZnSnS4 (8.6% efficiency) and Cu 2ZnSn(S,Se)4 (3.5% efficiency). This approach allows for the confirmation of the underlying kesterite structure and quantification of the concentration of point defects and vacancies on the Cu, Zn, and Sn sublattices. Rietveld refinement of powder diffraction data collected at multiple energies is used to determine that there exists a high level of Cu Zn and Zn Cu defects on the 2c and 2d Wyckoff positions. We observe a significantly lower concentration of Zn Sn defects and Cu or Zn vacancies.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4964738},
journal = {Applied Physics Letters},
number = 16,
volume = 109,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Oct 17 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Mon Oct 17 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}

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