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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Efficient Environmentally Friendly Flexible CZTSSe/ZnO Solar Cells by Optimizing ZnO Buffer Layers.

Quanzhen Sun, Jianlong Tang, Caixia Zhang, Yaling Li, Weihao Xie, Hui Deng, Qiao Zheng, Jionghua Wu, Shuying Cheng

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Quanzhen SunCollege of Physics and Information Engineering, Institute of Micro-Nano Devices and Solar Cells, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China.
Jianlong TangCollege of Physics and Information Engineering, Institute of Micro-Nano Devices and Solar Cells, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China.
Caixia ZhangCollege of Physics and Information Engineering, Institute of Micro-Nano Devices and Solar Cells, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China.
Yaling LiCollege of Physics and Information Engineering, Institute of Micro-Nano Devices and Solar Cells, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China.
Weihao XieCollege of Physics and Information Engineering, Institute of Micro-Nano Devices and Solar Cells, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China.
Hui DengCollege of Physics and Information Engineering, Institute of Micro-Nano Devices and Solar Cells, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China.
Qiao ZhengCollege of Physics and Information Engineering, Institute of Micro-Nano Devices and Solar Cells, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China.
Jionghua WuCollege of Physics and Information Engineering, Institute of Micro-Nano Devices and Solar Cells, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China.
Shuying ChengCollege of Physics and Information Engineering, Institute of Micro-Nano Devices and Solar Cells, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China.
Fuzhou University · CNTan Kah Kee Innovation Laboratory · CN

Funding

Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China 2021ZZ124National Natural Science Foundation of China 62074037Science and Technology Department of Fujian Province 2020I0006
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Flexible CZTSSe solar cells have attracted much attention due to their earth-abundant elements, high stability, and wide application prospects. However, the environmental problems caused by the high toxicity of the Cd in the buffer layers restrict the development of flexible CZTSSe solar cells. Herein, we develop a Cd-free flexible CZTSSe/ZnO solar cell. The influences of the ZnO films on device performances are investigated. The light absorption capacity of flexible CZTSSe solar cells is enhanced due to the removal of the CdS layer. The optimal thickness of the ZnO buffer layers and the appropriate annealing temperature of the CZTSSe/ZnO are 100 nm and 200 °C. Ultimately, the optimum flexible CZTSSe/ZnO device achieves an efficiency of 5.0%, which is the highest efficiency for flexible CZTSSe/ZnO solar cells. The systematic characterizations indicate that the flexible CZTSSe/ZnO solar cells based on the optimal conditions achieved quality heterojunction, low defect density and better charge transfer capability. This work provides a new strategy for the development of the environmentally friendly and low-cost flexible CZTSSe solar cells.

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buffer layer optimizationCd-free flexible CZTSSe/ZnO solar cellsCZTSSe/ZnO heterojunctionZnO buffer layer

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PMID37049163
PMCPMC10095816
OpenAlexW4362557632

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