Enhanced solar cell performance of Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 thin films through structural control by using multi-metallic stacked nanolayers and fast ramping process for sulfo-selenization
High quality Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 thin films have been obtained by rapid-ramping sulfo-selenization of 9-layer stacked metallic nanolayer precursors (9LYS). Nanolayers stacking facilitate the easy inter-diffusion of metallic precursors. Uniform and homogenous grain size distribution of CZTSSe thin film is achieved. Insufficient inter-diffusion of metallic precursors and excessive Cu-rich secondary phase can be suppressed. The 9LYS-CZTSSe device exhibits a 58% enhancement in efficiency from 4.9 to 7.7%.