Thin-Film Solar Cells: Atomic-Scale Observation of Oxygen Substitution and Its Correlation with Hole-Transport Barriers in Cu2ZnSnSe4 Thin-Film Solar Cells
- Journal
- Advanced Energy Materials
- Page
- 1501902
- Year
- 2016
- Link
- https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.201670037 393회 연결
Atomic-scale analyses represent oxygen-containing layers near grain boundaries in Cu2ZnSnSe4 films. In article number 1501902, Sung-Yoon Chung and co-workers identify the presence of nanoscale layers in which oxygen is substantially substituted for Se. Theoretical calculations demonstrate that oxygen substitution lowers the valence band maximum and thus makes a key contribution to the formation of a barrier blocking the holes from bulk grains.