Semitransparent Sb₂S₃ thin film solar cells by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis for use in solar windows

• Jako S. Eensalu,
• Atanas Katerski,
• Erki Kärber,
• Lothar Weinhardt,
• Monika Blum,
• Clemens Heske,
• Wanli Yang,
• Ilona Oja Acik and
• Malle Krunks

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 2396–2409, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.230

• employing an 87 nm thick Sb2S3 thin film absorber grown by atomic layer deposition (ALD) [18], whereas a PCE of 4.25% was reported when using Sb2S3 layers grown by CBD [21]. Unfortunately, the Sb2O3 impurity phase, which is considered detrimental to PV performance, unavoidably forms in the bulk of the Sb2S3

• thickness of the Sb2S3 layer, and to consider the influence of cell area, storage time and light intensity on PV performance to investigate their potential for application in semitransparent solar windows. In this study, hybrid solar cells with a maximum PCE of 5.5% at AM1.5G and an AVT of 26% without back

• semitransparent solar cells Influence of Sb2S3 thickness on PV performance of semitransparent Sb2S3 solar cells To investigate the effect of Sb2S3 film thickness on PV performance of solar cells, we applied 30, 70, 100, and 150 nm thick films of USP-Sb2S3. By increasing the Sb2S3 layer thickness from 30 to 100 nm

Direct AFM-based nanoscale mapping and tomography of open-circuit voltages for photovoltaics

• Katherine Atamanuk,
• Justin Luria and
• Bryan D. Huey

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1802–1808, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.171

• during in situ illumination reveal local to mesoscale contributions to PV performance based on the order of magnitude variations in photovoltaic properties with distinct grains, at grain boundaries, and for sub-granular planar defects. Keywords: cadmium telluride (CdTe); photo-conductive AFM (pcAFM); PV

• locally transitions from power generation to power shunting. The similarly crucial maximum-power point and/or fill factor can also be identified from I–V measurements. These and related PV performance parameters are academically, commercially, and more generally societally important given the complexity

• performance; solar cell; tomographic AFM; Introduction Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) is an inexpensive thin-film photovoltaic with ca. 5% of the 2017 global market share for solar cells. To optimize the efficiency and reliability of these, or any electronic devices, a thorough understanding of their composition