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  • Materials Science
  • Renewable Energy
  • Photovoltaics

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  • Antimony sulfide (Sb2S3) solar cells offer potential for low-cost, efficient energy conversion.
  • While chemical bath deposition yields high efficiencies in thin-film configurations, planar geometries produced by spin-coating show lower performance.
  • Bridging this efficiency gap in planar Sb2S3 solar cells is crucial for their commercial viability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare two distinct precursor processing routes for planar antimony sulfide solar cells.
  • To identify optimal annealing procedures and crystallization temperatures for enhanced device performance.
  • To investigate the influence of polymeric hole transport materials on solar cell efficiency.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analysis of two antimony sulfide precursor processing routes.
  • Characterization of film morphology and sub-bandgap absorption.
  • Fabrication and performance testing of planar antimony sulfide solar cells.
  • Systematic variation of annealing conditions and crystallization temperatures.

Main Results:

  • Optimized annealing procedures significantly improved solar cell performance.
  • Crystallization temperature was identified as a critical parameter for efficient Sb2S3 film formation.
  • The choice of polymeric hole transport material impacts overall device efficiency.
  • Achieved efficiencies surpassed previous reports for both investigated processing routes.

Conclusions:

  • Spin-coating offers a viable route for fabricating planar antimony sulfide solar cells.
  • Optimized processing conditions, particularly annealing and crystallization temperature, are key to maximizing efficiency.
  • The developed methods yield highly efficient planar antimony sulfide solar cells, approaching the performance of more complex configurations.