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

Abstract

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.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [2];  [3];  [3]; ORCiD logo [4]; ORCiD logo [4]; ORCiD logo [5];  [6]; ORCiD logo [7];  [4];  [3];  [8];  [3]
  1. Univ. of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu (China); Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
  2. Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
  3. Univ. of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu (China)
  4. Ritsumeikan Univ., Shiga (Japan)
  5. Ritsumeikan Univ., Shiga (Japan). Ritsumeikan Global Innovation Research Organization
  6. Qufu Normal Univ. (China). Shandong Provincial Key Lab. of Laser Polarization and Information Technology
  7. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
  8. Univ. of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (Australia)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
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
OSTI Identifier:
1606129
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1702145
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-5K00-76203
Journal ID: ISSN 0038-092X; MainId:19746;UUID:9e2cffdd-f757-ea11-9c31-ac162d87dfe5;MainAdminID:8223
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC36-08GO28308; 21850410460; 11774044; U1630126; F3-003
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Solar Energy
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 201; Journal ID: ISSN 0038-092X
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; Sb2Se3; thin-film solar cells; photovoltaics; open-circuit voltage deficit; carrier management

Citation Formats

Mavlonov, Abdurashid, Razykov, Takhir, Raziq, Fazal, Gan, Jiantuo, Chantana, Jakapan, Kawano, Yu, Nishimura, Takahito, Wei, Haoming, Zakutayev, Andriy, Minemoto, Takashi, Zu, Xiaotao, Li, Sean, and Qiao, Liang. A review of Sb2Se3 photovoltaic absorber materials and thin-film solar cells. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1016/j.solener.2020.03.009.
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. A review of Sb2Se3 photovoltaic absorber materials and thin-film solar cells. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2020.03.009
Mavlonov, Abdurashid, Razykov, Takhir, Raziq, Fazal, Gan, Jiantuo, Chantana, Jakapan, Kawano, Yu, Nishimura, Takahito, Wei, Haoming, Zakutayev, Andriy, Minemoto, Takashi, Zu, Xiaotao, Li, Sean, and Qiao, Liang. Fri . "A review of Sb2Se3 photovoltaic absorber materials and thin-film solar cells". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2020.03.009. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1606129.
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title = {A review of Sb2Se3 photovoltaic absorber materials and thin-film solar cells},
author = {Mavlonov, Abdurashid and Razykov, Takhir and Raziq, Fazal and Gan, Jiantuo and Chantana, Jakapan and Kawano, Yu and Nishimura, Takahito and Wei, Haoming and Zakutayev, Andriy and Minemoto, Takashi and Zu, Xiaotao and Li, Sean and Qiao, Liang},
abstractNote = {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.},
doi = {10.1016/j.solener.2020.03.009},
journal = {Solar Energy},
number = ,
volume = 201,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
}

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A mixed-cation lead mixed-halide perovskite absorber for tandem solar cells
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High Electrical Conductivity Antimony Selenide Nanocrystals and Assemblies
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Antimony Selenide Absorber Thin Films in All-Chemically Deposited Solar Cells
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Control of conduction band offset in wide-gap Cu(In,Ga)Se solar cells
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Theoretical analysis of the effect of conduction band offset of window/CIS layers on performance of CIS solar cells using device simulation
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Non-Ideal p-n junction Diode of Sb[sub x]Se[sub 1−x] (x = 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7) Thin Films
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Application of Al-Doped (Zn, Mg)O on pure-sulfide Cu(In, Ga)S2 solar cells for enhancement of open-circuit voltage
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A New rGO-Overcoated Sb 2 Se 3 Nanorods Anode for Na + Battery: In Situ X-Ray Diffraction Study on a Live Sodiation/Desodiation Process
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Efficient Solar-to-Hydrogen Conversion from Neutral Electrolytes using Morphology-Controlled Sb 2 Se 3 Light Absorbers
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Close-Spaced Sublimation for Sb2Se3Solar Cells
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Unveiling the effects of post-deposition treatment with different alkaline elements on the electronic properties of CIGS thin film solar cells
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