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ArticleSmall methods2025

Understanding Local Crystallography in Solar Cell Absorbers with Scanning Electron Diffraction.

Andrea Griesi, Yurii P Ivanov, Simon M Fairclough, Arivazhagan Valluvar Oli, Gunnar Kusch, Rachel A Oliver, Paola De Padova, Carlo Ottaviani, Udari Wijesinghe, Susanne Siebentritt and 4 more

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Article in Small methods, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Andrea GriesiElectron Spectroscopy and Nanoscopy, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genova, 16163, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2173-5164
Yurii P IvanovElectron Spectroscopy and Nanoscopy, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genova, 16163, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0271-5504
Simon M FaircloughDepartment of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0FS, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3781-8212
Arivazhagan Valluvar OliLaboratory for Photovoltaics, Department of Physics and Materials Science, University of Luxembourg, 41 rue du Brill, Belvaux, L-4422, Luxembourg.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2821-6076
Gunnar KuschDepartment of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0FS, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2743-1022
Rachel A OliverDepartment of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0FS, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0029-3993
Paola De PadovaConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Struttura della Materia, Via Fosso del Cavaliere, 100, Roma, 00133, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5836-4884
Carlo OttavianiConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Struttura della Materia, Via Fosso del Cavaliere, 100, Roma, 00133, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9364-8591
Udari WijesingheDepartment of Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 8QH, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5422-7321
Susanne SiebentrittLaboratory for Photovoltaics, Department of Physics and Materials Science, University of Luxembourg, 41 rue du Brill, Belvaux, L-4422, Luxembourg.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6522-1427
Aldo Di CarloConsiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Struttura della Materia, Via Fosso del Cavaliere, 100, Roma, 00133, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6828-2380
Oliver S HutterDepartment of Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 8QH, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8838-8956
Giulia LongoDepartment of Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 8QH, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1163-1110
Giorgio DivitiniElectron Spectroscopy and Nanoscopy, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, Genova, 16163, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2775-610X

Funding

Agenzia Spaziale Italiana ASI N. 2023-4-U.0Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/S023836/1Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/V029231/1Fonds National de la Recherche Luxembourg INTER/UKRI/20/15050982Horizon 2020 Framework Programme PE0000021Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación RYC2022-036766-IWolfson Electron Microscopy Suite at the University of Cambridge
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In thin film photovoltaic devices, the control of grain structure and local crystallography are fundamental for high power conversion efficiency and reliable long-term operation. Structural defects, grain boundaries, and unwanted phases can stem from compositional inhomogeneities or from specific synthesis parameters, and they need to be thoroughly understood and carefully engineered. However, comprehensive studies of the crystallographic properties of complex systems, including different phases and/or a large number of grains, are often prohibitively challenging. Here, the use of 4D Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (4D-STEM) is demonstrated on cross-sections to unravel the nanoscale properties of three different materials for photovoltaics: Cu(In,Ga)S

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4DSTEMCIGShalide perovskitemachine‐learningphotovoltaicsSb2Se3

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PMID40995794
PMCPMC12641347

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