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Multi-interface engineering to realize all-solution processed highly efficient Kesterite solar cells

Materials Science 2024-04-11 v1 Applied Physics

Abstract

With the rapid development of Kesterite Cu2ZnSn(S, Se)4 solar cells in the past few years, how to achieve higher cost-performance ratio has become an important topic in the future development and industrialization of this technology. Herein, we demonstrate an all-solution route for the cell fabrication, in particular targeting at the solution processed window layer comprised of ZnO nanoparticles/Ag nanowires. A multi-interface engineering strategy assisted by organic polymers and molecules is explored to synergistically improve the film deposition, passivate the surface defects and facilitate the charge transfer. These efforts help us achieve high-performance and robust Kesterite solar cells at extremely low time and energy costs, with efficiency records of 14.37% and 13.12% being realized in rigid and flexible Kesterite solar cells, respectively. Our strategy here is also promising to be transplanted into other solar cells with similar geometric and energy band structures, helping reduce production costs and shorten the production cycle (i.e. increasing production capacity) of these photovoltaic industries.

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@article{arxiv.2404.06901,
  title  = {Multi-interface engineering to realize all-solution processed highly efficient Kesterite solar cells},
  author = {Licheng Lou and Kang Yin and Jinlin Wang and Yuan Li and Xiao Xu and Bowen Zhang and Menghan Jiao and Shudan Chen and Tan Guo and Jiangjian Shi and Huijue Wu and Yanhong Luo and Dongmei Li and Qingbo Meng},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.06901},
  year   = {2024}
}
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