@article{98e4579d975740afb3bc083e1fd0a370,
title = "Carrier transport and surface potential over phase variations in the surface and bulk of highly efficient Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 solar cells",
abstract = "We report highly efficient Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 (CZTSSe) thin films with a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 12.3% at their surface and interface. The structural and electrical properties were locally investigated, using scanning probe microscopy and micro-Raman scattering, to improve the performance of kesterite solar cells. Interestingly, this research reports quite different results from the conventional kesterite solar cells, owing to the observance of undesirable voids and secondary phases. Nonetheless, the solar cells exhibit a high PCE of over 12%. Thus, we probe the kesterite solar cells as a function of the depth and introduce a mechanical dimple-etching process. The relatively low melting temperature of the pure-metal precursors results in the unique properties within the solar cell materials. Understanding these phenomena and their effects on carrier behavior enables the achievement of a higher PCE and better performance for kesterite solar cells.",
keywords = "carrier transport, CuZnSn(S,Se) solar cells, Kelvin probe force microscopy, micro-Raman spectroscopy, nano-Auger electron spectroscopy",
author = "Juran Kim and Jayeong Kim and Eunji Ko and Seokhyun Yoon and Sim, {Jun Hyoung} and Yang, {Kee Jeong} and Kim, {Dae Hwan} and Kang, {Jin Kyu} and Song, {Yu Jin} and Jeon, {Chan Wook} and William Jo",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by grants 2016M1A2A2936753 and 2016M1A2A2936784 from the Technology Development Program to Solve Climate Change through the National Research Foundation of Korea, grant NRF‐2018R1A6A1A03025340 from Basic Science Research Program through the NRF funded by the Ministry of Education, and grant 19‐BD‐05 from the DGIST R&D Program funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, Republic of Korea. Funding Information: This work was supported by grants 2016M1A2A2936753 and 2016M1A2A2936784 from the Technology Development Program to Solve Climate Change through the National Research Foundation of Korea, grant NRF-2018R1A6A1A03025340 from Basic Science Research Program through the NRF funded by the Ministry of Education, and grant 19-BD-05 from the DGIST R&D Program funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, Republic of Korea. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.",
year = "2020",
month = may,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1002/pip.3248",
language = "English",
volume = "28",
pages = "382--392",
journal = "Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications",
issn = "1062-7995",
publisher = "John Wiley and Sons Ltd",
number = "5",
}