To grind or not to grind? The influence of mechanical and thermal treatments on the Cu/Zn disorder in Cu2ZnSn(SxSe1-x)4 monograins
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GURIEVA, Galina, ROTARU, V., ERNITS, Kaia, SIMINEL, Nikita, MANJON-SANZ, Alicia, KIRKHAM, Melanie J., PEREZ-RODRIGUEZ, Alejandro, GUK, Maxim, MEISSNER, Dieter, SCHORR, S.. To grind or not to grind? The influence of mechanical and thermal treatments on the Cu/Zn disorder in Cu2ZnSn(SxSe1-x)4 monograins In: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2022, nr. 248, pp. 1-10. ISSN 0927-0248. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2022.112009
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Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Numărul 248 / 2022 / ISSN 0927-0248

To grind or not to grind? The influence of mechanical and thermal treatments on the Cu/Zn disorder in Cu2ZnSn(SxSe1-x)4 monograins

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2022.112009

Pag. 1-10

Gurieva Galina1, Rotaru V.2, Ernits Kaia3, Siminel Nikita4, Manjon-Sanz Alicia5, Kirkham Melanie J.5, Perez-Rodriguez Alejandro2, Guk Maxim2, Meissner Dieter6, Schorr S.78
 
1 Helmholtz-Centre Berlin for Materials and Energy,
2 Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Barcelona,
3 Crystalsol OU, Tallinn,
4 Institute of Applied Physics,
5 Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge,
6 Tallinn University of Technology,
7 Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin,
8 Freie Universitat Berlin, Institut fur Geologische Wissenschaften
 
 
Disponibil în IBN: 8 octombrie 2022


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Kesterite-type based thin film solar cell technologies are mainly based on polycrystalline absorber layers. A promising low cost alternative technology uses Cu2ZnSn(SxSe1-x)4 (CZTSSe) monograins (single crystals of 20–100 μm size) which are fixed in a polymer matrix to form a flexible solar cell. The Cu/Zn disorder is discussed as a possible reason for band tailing causing voltage losses limiting the efficiency of CZTSSe-based devices. The experimental determination of the order parameter Q which is a quantitative measure of Cu/Zn disorder, requires a differentiation between the isoelectronic cations Cu+ and Zn2+. An in-depth analysis of neutron diffraction data allows the determination of type and concentration of intrinsic point defects including a distinction between Cu and Zn. Neutron diffraction requires large sample volumes, thus monograins offer the unique possibility to correlate structural disorder in CZTSSe with device performance parameters. In this study we tackle the influence of grinding the monograins on stoichiometry deviations, the Cu/Zn disorder as well as intrinsic point defects and optoelectronic properties of CZTSSe monograins. Moreover, an easy methodology based on Raman scattering spectroscopy is proposed for the assessment of Cu/Zn disorder in the CZTSSe compounds.

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Copper compounds, Neutron diffraction, Point defects, Thin film solar cells, Tin compounds, Zinc compounds