A review on binary metal sulfide heterojunction solar cells

Dong Gwon Moon; Shanza Rehan; Deuk Ho Yeon; Seung Min Lee; Sun Jae Park; Se Jin Ahn; Yong Soo Cho

doi:10.1016/j.solmat.2019.109963

A review on binary metal sulfide heterojunction solar cells

Dong Gwon Moon, Shanza Rehan, Deuk Ho Yeon, Seung Min Lee, Sun Jae Park, Se Jin Ahn, Yong Soo Cho

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

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Abstract

Metal sulfides have been the subject of extensive research owing to their electro-optical properties that are suitable for photovoltaic applications. In particular, low-cost binary metal sulfides including Sb₂S₃, SnS, PbS, Cu₂S, Ag₂S, Bi₂S₃ and FeS₂ have been of interest as light absorbing materials in thin film solar cells. Despite numerous efforts devoted to the study of these materials over several decades, many technical issues and obstacles are yet to be overcome to render binary metal sulfides become a leading player in the area of thin film solar cells. One such issue is the low efficiency of solar cells built with binary metal sulfides, and hence, it is imperative to obtain a deeper understanding of the key mechanisms responsible for the loss of efficiency of such solar cells to achieve rapid improvement in the device performance. In this review, we describe the general technical progress of thin film solar cells based on binary metal sulfides and highlight the existing technical challenges toward improving the quality of the absorber films, junction characteristics, and device structure.

Original language	English
Article number	109963
Journal	Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells
Volume	200
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2019.109963
Publication status	Published - 2019 Sep 15

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This work was financially supported by the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) and the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE) of Korea ( 20173010013340 ). This work was also conducted under the framework of the Research and Development Program of the Korea Institute of Energy Research ( B9-2415 ). We also acknowledge the initial contribution by Dr. Gul Rahman in preparing this manuscript.

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Surfaces, Coatings and Films

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