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Vacuum‐Healing of Grain Boundaries in Sodium‐Doped CuInSe2 Solar Cell Absorbers

handle: 11567/1110921
AbstractAlkali metal doping and grain boundaries (GB) have been at the center of attention within the Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 photovoltaics community for years. This study provides the first experimental evidence that the GB of sodium‐doped CuInSe2 thin films may undertake reversible oxidation even at room temperature, whereas undoped films may not. The findings are corroborated by cathodoluminescence imaging, secondary ion mass spectrometry, and Kelvin probe force microscopy on air‐exposed films subsequently subject to vacuum. A thermochemical assessment identifies the likely solid–gas equilibria involved. These reactions open new research questions with respect to the beneficial role played by alkali metal dopants in chalcopyrite solar cells and may steer the community toward new breakthroughs.
- Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines France
- University of Luxembourg Luxembourg
- Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University France
- University of California System United States
- University of Genoa Italy
photovoltaics, alkali metal post-deposition treatment, 669, Cu(In, Ga)Se-2, [CHIM]Chemical Sciences, grain boundaries, Materials Engineering, Interdisciplinary Engineering, electrostatic potential fluctuations, Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry
photovoltaics, alkali metal post-deposition treatment, 669, Cu(In, Ga)Se-2, [CHIM]Chemical Sciences, grain boundaries, Materials Engineering, Interdisciplinary Engineering, electrostatic potential fluctuations, Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry
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