DOI: 10.1002/pssa.201532405. Thin film solar cell of SnS absorber with cubic crystalline structure

Thin film solar cell of SnS absorber with cubic crystalline structure

10.1002/pssa.201532405

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physica status solidi (a) (311)

Abstract

In a solar cell: stainless steel/SnS/CdS/ZnO/ZnO:Al, we report conversion efficiency of 1.28%, open‐circuit voltage (Voc) of 0.470 V, and short‐circuit current density (Jsc) of 6.2 mA cm−2, measured on cells of area 1 cm2 under standard conditions. The thin film of SnS absorber of 550 nm in thickness used in this cell was deposited from a chemical bath. Average crystalline diameter of the material is 24 nm, and its X‐ray diffraction pattern fits a cubic unit cell with cube edge of 1.159 nm. The optical band gap of the material is 1.74 eV and its electrical conductivity is 10−6 Ω−1 cm−1. The mobility‐lifetime product of the film was determined as 2 × 10−7 cm2 V−1 from photoconductivity measurement. To build the solar cell, a CdS thin film of 50 nm in thickness was deposited from a chemical bath on the SnS thin film prepared on the stainless steel substrate. Subsequently, a ZnO film of 180 nm and ZnO:Al film of 450 nm in thickness were deposited on this CdS defining a solar cell area of 1 cm2. This solar cell is stable under concentrated sunlight of 2–16 suns, attaining Voc of 0.6 V and Jsc of 35 mA cm−2 under 16 suns.

Bibliography

GarciaâAngelmo, A. R., RomanoâTrujillo, R., CamposâÃlvarez, J., GomezâDaza, O., Nair, M. T. S., & Nair, P. K. (2015). Thin film solar cell of SnS absorber with cubic crystalline structure. Physica Status Solidi (a), 212(10), 2332â2340. Portico.

Authors 6

A. R. Garcia‐Angelmo (first)
R. Romano‐Trujillo (additional)
J. Campos‐Álvarez (additional)
O. Gomez‐Daza (additional)
M. T. S. Nair (additional)
P. K. Nair (additional)

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Type	When
Created	10 years ago (July 23, 2015, 8:37 a.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 10 months ago (Oct. 5, 2023, 11:19 a.m.)
Indexed	2 weeks, 1 day ago (Aug. 7, 2025, 5:02 a.m.)
Issued	10 years ago (July 23, 2015)
Published	10 years ago (July 23, 2015)
Published Online	10 years ago (July 23, 2015)
Published Print	9 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 1, 2015)

Funders 3

PAPIIT-UNAM
Awards3
1. IT100814
2. IN116015
3. IN117912
CONACYT-LIFYCS
CeMIE-Sol-35

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