6.6% efficient antimony selenide solar cells using grain structure control and an organic contact layer

Oliver S. Hutter; Laurie J. Phillips; Ken Durose; Jonathan D. Major

doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2018.09.004

6.6% efficient antimony selenide solar cells using grain structure control and an organic contact layer

Oliver S. Hutter^*, Laurie J. Phillips, Ken Durose, Jonathan D. Major

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We report a high efficiency antimony selenide (Sb₂Se₃) photovoltaic device structure using a new multi-step close space sublimation deposition process incorporating a Sb₂Se₃ seed layer; key to achieving higher efficiency devices via close space sublimation. Utilizing a glass|FTO|TiO₂|Sb₂Se₃|PCDTBT|Au structure, a peak efficiency of 6.6% was achieved, which is comparable to the current record devices for this material. Crucially, this device avoids toxic lead in the hole transport material, and cadmium in the window layer. Moreover, the addition of the PCDTBT back contact both maintains peak efficiency of 6.6%, and improves the uniformity of performance, increasing the average efficiency from 4.3% to 6.1%.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	177-181
Number of pages	5
Journal	Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Volume	188
Early online date	10 Sept 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2018.09.004
Publication status	Published - 15 Dec 2018
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Antimony selenide
Organic
Photovoltaics
SbSe
Solar cells
Thin film

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6.6% efficient antimony selenide solar cells using grain structure control and an organic contact layer

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