A review of Sb2Se3 photovoltaic absorber materials and thin-film solar cells

• Published in: Solar Energy Vol. 201; pp. 227 - 246
• Main Authors: Mavlonov, Abdurashid, Razykov, Takhir, Raziq, Fazal, Gan, Jiantuo, Chantana, Jakapan, Kawano, Yu, Nishimura, Takahito, Wei, Haoming, Zakutayev, Andriy, Minemoto, Takashi, Zu, Xiaotao, Li, Sean, Qiao, Liang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2020; Elsevier BV; Pergamon Press Inc; Elsevier
• Subjects: Absorbers (materials); Absorption; Absorptivity; Antimony; Antimony compounds; Carrier management; Clean energy; Energy conversion efficiency; Energy gap; Limiting factors; Material properties; MATERIALS SCIENCE; Open-circuit voltage deficit; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaics; Sb2Se3; Selenide; Selenides; Solar cells; SOLAR ENERGY; Thin films; Thin-film solar cells; Titanium dioxide; Zinc oxide; Thin-film solar cells; Sb2Se3; Open-circuit voltage deficit; Carrier management; Photovoltaics

Energy generated from environmentally friendly, cost-effective solar cells is a key aspect for developing a clean renewable-energy economy. Non-toxic and Earth-abundant materials with high absorption coefficient (>105 cm−1) and optimal bandgap (1–1.5 eV) have received great attention as photovolt...