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Energy Materials Laboratory

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Thin-Film Solar Cells: Atomic-Scale Observation of Oxygen Substitution and Its Correlation with Hole-Transport Barriers in Cu2ZnSnSe4 Thin-Film Solar Cells
Authors
J. Kim , S. Choi , M. Choi , T. Gershon , Y. Lee , W. Wang , B. Shin , S. Chung
Journal
Advanced Energy Materials
Vol
6
Page
1501902
Year
2016

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.