Sb2S3 thin films prepared by vulcanizing evaporated metallic precursors

Zhang, Leng; Zhuang, Daming; Zhao, Ming; Gong, Qianming; Li, Guo; Ouyang, Liangqi; Sun, Rujun; Wei, Yaowei; Lyu, Xunyan

doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2017.05.040

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“…The substrate structure of Sb 2 S 3 has not yet gotten serious considerations from researchers, and till today, just a few research papers have been reported. [27,[37][38][39][40] The main difference between substrate structure and superstrate structure is the solar light illumination direction. In the superstrate structure, solar photons irradiate the cell through the glass substrate side, which acts as a window for illumination.…”

Section: Substrate Structure Sb 2 S 3 Solar Cellsmentioning

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“…While in the substrate structure, they enter the cell through the front film surface, opposite to the substrate, typically made up of transparent conducting oxide. [105] The first successful attempt of substrate structure Sb 2 S 3 solar cell was made by Zhang et al [37] in 2017. They fabricated the Sb 2 S 3 via a two-step approach: Metallic Sb was first thermally evaporated on Mo substrate and then post-annealed in N 2 /H 2 S at different temperatures.…”

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“…/CdS/i-ZO/AZO/Ni:Al RTE 0.65 7.09 37.63 1.75 2019/ [27] ITO/CdS c) /Sb 2 S 3 /Au VTD g) 0.71 15.7 43.2 4.73 2020/ [35] ITO/CdS c) /Sb 2 S 3 /Au V-VTD h) 0.73 10.9 56 4.5 2020/ [36] Mo/Sb 2 S 3 /CdS/i-ZO/AZO/Ni:Al Two-step deposition i) 0.19 9.7 35 0.65 2017/ [37] FTO/Sb 2 S 3 b)…”

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Wide Bandgap Sb₂S₃ Solar Cells

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The wide bandgap Sb 2 S 3 is considered to be one of the most promising absorber layers in single-junction solar cells and a suitable top-cell candidate for multi-junction (tandem) solar cells. However, compared to mature thinfilm technologies, Sb 2 S 3 based thin-film solar cells are still lagging behind in the power conversion efficiency race, and the highest of just 7.5% has been achieved to date in a sensitized single-junction structure. Furthermore, to break single junction solar cell based Shockley-Queisser (S-Q) limits, tandem devices with wide bandgap top-cells and low bandgap bottom-cells hold a high potential for efficient light conversion. Though matured and desirable bottom-cell candidates like silicon (Si) are available, the corresponding mature wide bandgap top-cell candidates are still lacking. Hence, a literature review based on Sb 2 S 3 solar cells is urgently warranted. In this review, the progress and present status of Sb 2 S 3 solar cells are summarized. An emphasis is placed mainly on the improvement of absorber quality and device performance. Moreover, the low-performance causes and possible overcoming mechanisms are also explained. Last but not least, the potential and feasibility of Sb 2 S 3 in tandem devices are vividly discussed. In the end, several strategies and perspectives for future research are outlined.

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“…Under vacuum conditions, the solid materials are heated to evaporate or sublimate and the gaseous atoms, molecules and clusters can be adsorbed freely on the substrate material to form thin films. Sb 2 S 3 films can be successfully synthesized by evaporating metallic Sb, followed by annealing in an N 2 /H 2 S environment . Sb 2 S 3 films can be fabricated by directly evaporating Sb 2 S 3 powder or radio‐frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering of an Sb 2 S 3 target .…”

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Review of Recent Progress in Antimony Chalcogenide‐Based Solar Cells: Materials and Devices

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Antimony chalcogenides such as Sb2S3, Sb2Se3, and Sb2(SxSe1−x)3 have emerged as very promising alternative solar absorber materials due to their high stability, abundant elemental storage, nontoxicity, low‐cost, suitable tunable bandgap, and high absorption coefficient. Remarkable achievements have been made in antimony chalcogenide solar cells in the past few decades, with the power conversion efficiency (PCE) currently reaching 9.2%, which is close to the PCE level required for industrial applications. To facilitate the realization of highly efficient antimony chalcogenide solar cells in the future, a comprehensive review of antimony chalcogenide‐based materials and photovoltaic devices is presented. First, the fundamental physical properties and preparation methods of antimony chalcogenide‐based materials are outlined, and then, notable recent developments in antimony chalcogenide‐based photovoltaic devices with various architectures are highlighted. Finally, the most prominent limitations are described, and approaches to achieving remarkable advances in antimony chalcogenide solar cells in the future are provided.

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“…In order to promote the development of Sb 2 S 3 solar cells, device structural design and film‐quality optimization have been used . As we know, the absorbing layer plays an important role on photovoltaic performance of devices.…”

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Microstructural and Optical Properties of Sb₂S₃ Film Thermally Evaporated from Antimony Pentasulfide and Efficient Planar Solar Cells

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Antimony sulfide (Sb2S3) thin film is a promising light absorber for solar cell application due to its suitable bandgap, high absorption coefficient, and non‐toxic constituents. However, thermally evaporated Sb2S3 thin films experience sulfur loss during evaporation and post‐annealing, which do harm to the film quality and the performance of the devices. In this work, for the first time Sb2S3 thin films are prepared by thermally evaporating antimony pentasulfide (Sb2S5) precursor. The thermal and microstructural properties of Sb2S3 and Sb2S5 precursors are studied and compared. The crystallization of the Sb2S3 film (S‐5) prepared from Sb2S5 precursor is inferior to that (S‐3) from Sb2S3 powder. And the annealed S‐5 film shows a larger bandgap of 1.69 eV than S‐3. However, compared with S‐3, planar S‐5 thin film solar cells in the configuration of glass/(SnO2:F) FTO/TiO2/Sb2S3/Spiro‐OMeTAD/Ag exhibit an apparently improved photovoltaic performance, with the best power conversion efficiency of 3.75% and high fill factor of 0.56, which is the highest efficiency of thermally evaporated planar Sb2S3 solar cell. The capacitance–voltage (C–V) measurement indicates that this might come from the higher C–V derived space‐charge density in S‐5. This work offers a new method to prepare Sb2S3 thin films for efficient solar cells.

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Sb2S3 thin films prepared by vulcanizing evaporated metallic precursors

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Wide Bandgap Sb₂S₃ Solar Cells

Wide Bandgap Sb₂S₃ Solar Cells

Review of Recent Progress in Antimony Chalcogenide‐Based Solar Cells: Materials and Devices

Microstructural and Optical Properties of Sb₂S₃ Film Thermally Evaporated from Antimony Pentasulfide and Efficient Planar Solar Cells

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Sb2S3 thin films prepared by vulcanizing evaporated metallic precursors

Cited by 34 publications

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Wide Bandgap Sb2S3 Solar Cells

Wide Bandgap Sb2S3 Solar Cells

Review of Recent Progress in Antimony Chalcogenide‐Based Solar Cells: Materials and Devices

Microstructural and Optical Properties of Sb2S3 Film Thermally Evaporated from Antimony Pentasulfide and Efficient Planar Solar Cells

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