Improvement of Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film properties by a modified sulfurization process

Dongwan Seo; Jihoon Na; Changheon Kim; Chaehwan Jeong; Sangwoo Lim

doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2015.05.060

Improvement of Cu₂ZnSnS₄ thin film properties by a modified sulfurization process

Dongwan Seo, Jihoon Na, Changheon Kim, Chaehwan Jeong, Sangwoo Lim

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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Abstract

In the solution-based preparation of CZTS (Cu₂ZnSnS₄) thin films followed by a sulfurization process, a layer of MoS₂ is formed at the CZTS-Mo interface. Formation of this MoS₂ layer is mainly governed by the sulfurization process in H₂S ambient gas rather than diffusion of a sulfur source in the CZTS film. Growth of CZTS grain and grain boundaries facilitates the formation of a MoS₂ layer in any sulfurization process. A decrease in the series resistance and an increase in the current density and solar cell efficiency were achieved through an increase in the temperature of the second sulfurization sequence in a two-step sulfurization sequence. The formation of a CZTS grain dominates the performance of CZTS thin film solar cells with a relatively thin MoS₂ layer, but the performance is degraded by an increase in recombination rate and the hole barrier effect between CZTS and Mo when the MoS₂ is sufficiently thick.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	289-294
Number of pages	6
Journal	Thin Solid Films
Volume	591
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2015.05.060
Publication status	Published - 2015 Sept 30

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Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Priority Research Centers Program ( 2009-0093823 ) through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education. This work was also supported by the New & Renewable Energy Technology Development Program of the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) grant funded by the Korea Government Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (No. 20143020010860 ).

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© 2015 Elsevier B.V.

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Surfaces and Interfaces
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Metals and Alloys
Materials Chemistry

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