화학공학소재연구정보센터
Thin Solid Films, Vol.669, 588-594, 2019
Water based spray pyrolysis of metal-oxide solutions for Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)(4) solar cells using low toxicity amine/thiol complexants
Cu2ZnSnS(e)(4) deposited using solution processes has potential for terrawatt-scale deployment. The champion highest efficiency Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)(4) cell published in literature is spin-coated using the highly dangerous hydrazine which is an impractically scalable solvent and deposition combination. As an alternative solvent aminethiol mixtures have shown to complex with a wide range of binary chalcogenides with much lower health risks than hydrazine. Herein we present two further toxicity reductions, first by employing a less harmful amine-thiol pairing and second by using water as a diluting solvent. We exclude extraneous elements from the precursor solution such as halogens and with a sub-micron thickness crystalline absorber achieve an efficiency of 6.8%. With the modified solution deposited by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis, this solution process is scalable, abundant, and relatively non-toxic.