BaCu2Sn(S,Se)4: Earth-Abundant Chalcogenides for Thin-Film Photovoltaics

• Published in: Chemistry of materials Vol. 28; no. 13; pp. 4771 - 4780
• Main Authors: Shin, Donghyeop, Saparov, Bayrammurad, Zhu, Tong, Huhn, William P, Blum, Volker, Mitzi, David B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: American Chemical Society 12.07.2016

Chalcogenides such as CdTe, Cu­(In,Ga)­(S,Se)2 (CIGSSe), and Cu2ZnSn­(S,Se)4 (CZTSSe) have enabled remarkable advances in thin-film photovoltaic performance, but concerns remain regarding (i) the toxicity (CdTe) and (ii) scarcity (CIGSSe/CdTe) of the constituent elements and (iii) the unavoidable an...