CuZnSn(SxSe1-x)4 Solar Cell Prepared by the Sol-Gel Method Following a Modified Three-Step Selenization Process
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Details
3. Results and Discussions
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Element Compositions (%) | Composition Ratios | ||||||
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Cu | Zn | Sn | S | Se | Cu/(Zn + Sn) | Zn/Sn | ||
Precursor film | 23.81 | 15.55 | 14.86 | 45.78 | - | 0.78 | 1.05 | |
Selenide films | One-step | 20.94 | 13.92 | 11.71 | 5.13 | 48.31 | 0.82 | 1.19 |
Three-step | 21.07 | 13.97 | 12.03 | 5.79 | 47.15 | 0.81 | 1.16 |
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Shen, X.; Tang, C.; Zhang, C.; Li, G.; Zhao, Y.; Li, W.; Chen, G.; Yang, T. CuZnSn(SxSe1-x)4 Solar Cell Prepared by the Sol-Gel Method Following a Modified Three-Step Selenization Process. Crystals 2019, 9, 474. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst9090474
Shen X, Tang C, Zhang C, Li G, Zhao Y, Li W, Chen G, Yang T. CuZnSn(SxSe1-x)4 Solar Cell Prepared by the Sol-Gel Method Following a Modified Three-Step Selenization Process. Crystals. 2019; 9(9):474. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst9090474
Chicago/Turabian StyleShen, Xunan, Chengchun Tang, Chao Zhang, Guanda Li, Yue Zhao, Wei Li, Guifeng Chen, and Tie Yang. 2019. "CuZnSn(SxSe1-x)4 Solar Cell Prepared by the Sol-Gel Method Following a Modified Three-Step Selenization Process" Crystals 9, no. 9: 474. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst9090474