A High Efficiency Electrodeposited Cu2ZnSnS4 Solar Cell |
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Authors: | Shafaat Ahmed Kathleen B Reuter Oki Gunawan Lian Guo Lubomyr T Romankiw Hariklia Deligianni |
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Institution: | IBM, Thomas J. Watson Research Center, 1101 Kitchawan Road, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 |
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Abstract: | High‐performance Cu2ZnSnS4 photovoltaic devices are demonstrated using electrodeposition of metal stacks and annealing of a CuZnSn precursor in a sulfur atmosphere. A champion electroplated Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cell achieves a power conversion efficiency of 7.3%, which is a record efficiency for electrodeposited Cu2ZnSnS4 solar devices. The device performance points to electrodeposition and annealing as a low‐cost and viable approach to earth‐abundant solar cell fabrication. |
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Keywords: | Cu2ZnSnS4 electrodeposition kesterites metal stack thin film solar cells |
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