Research Update [electronic resource] : Emerging chalcostibite absorbers for thin-film solar cells
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- Washington, D.C. : United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 2018.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy - Physical Description
- Article numbers 084,501 : digital, PDF file
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- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.), United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, United States. Office of the United States Secretary of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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- Summary
- Copper antimony chalcogenides CuSbCh2 (Ch=S, Se) are an emerging family of absorbers studied for thin-film solar cells. These non-toxic and Earth-abundant materials show a layered low-dimensional chalcostibite crystal structure, leading to interesting optoelectronic properties for applications in photovoltaic (PV) devices. This research update describes the CuSbCh2 crystallographic structures, synthesis methods, competing phases, band structures, optoelectronic properties, point defects, carrier dynamics, and interface band offsets, based on experimental and theoretical data. Correlations between these absorber properties and PV device performance are discussed, and opportunities for further increase in the efficiency of the chalcostibite PV devices are highlighted.
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- E 1.99:nrel/ja--5k00-71225
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- Published through SciTech Connect.
06/04/2018.
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APL Materials 6 8 ISSN 2166-532X AM
Francisco Willian de Souza Lucas; Andriy Zakutayev. - Funding Information
- AC36-08GO28308
2016/10513-3
2014/12166-3
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