Efficient kesterite solar cells with high open-circuit voltage for applications in powering distributed devices

• Published in: Nature energy Vol. 2; no. 11; pp. 884 - 890
• Main Authors: Antunez, Priscilla D., Bishop, Douglas M., Luo, Yu, Haight, Richard
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.11.2017; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 639/4077/4072/4062; 639/4077/909/4101/4096/946; Economics and Management; Efficiency; Energy; Energy harvesting; Energy Policy; Energy Storage; Energy Systems; High voltage; Illumination; Open circuit voltage; Photovoltaic cells; Renewable and Green Energy; Solar cells; Substrates; Sulfur; Sulfur content; Thin films; Voltage

Simultaneously achieving high voltage and high efficiency in thin-film solar cells is of paramount importance for real-world applications. While solar cells fabricated from the Earth-abundant kesterite absorber Cu 2 ZnSn(S x Se 1− x ) 4 provide an attractive, non-toxic, energy harvesting solution, t...