Low Temperature Solution-Phase Deposition of SnS Thin Films
Abstract
The solution-phase deposition of inorganic semiconductors is a promising, scalable method for the manufacture of thin film photovoltaics. Deposition of photovoltaic materials from molecular or colloidal inks offers the possibility of inexpensive, rapid, high-throughput thin film fabrication through processes such as spray coating. For example, CdTe, Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)_2 (CIGS), and CH_3NH_3Pb(Cl,I)_3 perovskite-based thin film solar cells have been previously deposited using solution-based processes. Inks have also recently been developed for the solution deposition of Cu_2ZnSn(S,Se)_4 (CZTS) and FeS_2 (iron pyrite) absorber layers for thin film solar applications, in order to provide sustainable alternatives to materials that contain environmentally harmful heavy metals (e.g., Cd, Pb) and/or scarce elements (e.g., Te, In).
Additional Information
© 2014 American Chemical Society. Received: August 25, 2014; Revised: September 19, 2014; Published: September 22, 2014. This work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation under DMR-1205712. P.D.A. acknowledges the National Science Foundation for a Graduate Research Fellowship. N.S.L., D.A.T., and F.Y. acknowledge support work through the Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under Award No. DE-SC0004993 to the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, a DOE Energy Innovation Hub.Attached Files
Supplemental Material - cm503124u_si_001.pdf
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- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
- Department of Energy (DOE)
- DE-SC0004993
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