Mapping Shunting Paths at the Surface of Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Films via Energy-Filtered Photoemission Microscopy

Devendra Tiwari; Mattia Cattelan; Jake Bowers; Neil Fox; AA Abbas; Andrei Sarua; Robert Harniman; David Fermin

doi:10.1016/j.isci.2018.10.004

Mapping Shunting Paths at the Surface of Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Films via Energy-Filtered Photoemission Microscopy

Devendra Tiwari, Mattia Cattelan, Jake Bowers, Neil Fox, AA Abbas, Andrei Sarua, Robert Harniman, David Fermin

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Abstract

The performance of Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 thin-film solar cells, commonly referred to as kesterite or CZTSSe, is limited by open-circuit voltage (VOC) values less than 60% of the maximum theoretical limit. In the present study, we employ energy-filtered photoemission microscopy to visualize nanoscale shunting paths in solution-processed CZTSSe films, which limit the VOC of cells to approximately 400 mV. These studies unveil areas of local effective work function (LEWF) narrowly distributed around 4.9 eV, whereas other portions show hotspots with LEWF as low as 4.2 eV. Localized valence band spectra and density functional theory calculations allow rationalizing the LEWF maps in terms of the CZTSSe effective work function broadened by potential energy fluctuations and nanoscale Sn(S,Se) phases.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	36-46
Journal	iScience
Volume	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2018.10.004
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2018

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Tiwari, D., Cattelan, M., Bowers, J., Fox, N., Abbas, AA., Sarua, A., Harniman, R., & Fermin, D. (2018). Mapping Shunting Paths at the Surface of Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Films via Energy-Filtered Photoemission Microscopy. iScience, 9, 36-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2018.10.004

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