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Optoelectronic Characterization of Emerging Solar Absorber Cu3AsS4
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Optoelectronic Characterization of Emerging Solar Absorber Cu3AsS4

Scott A McClary, Siming Li, Xinxing Yin, Patricia Dippo, Darius Kuciauskas, Yanfa Yan, Jason B Baxter, Rakesh Agrawal and IEEE
2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), pp 2310-2314
Jun 2019

Abstract

copper compounds nanocrystals photovoltaic cells semiconductor materials thin film devices
Enargite Cu 3 AsS 4 is a promising absorber for thin-film solar cells but little is known about its optoelectronic properties. Here, we present photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, time-resolved terahertz spectroscopy (TRTS), time-resolved photoluminescence (TRPL) spectroscopy, and cyclic voltammetry (CV) measurements of enargite thin films. The results indicate promising defect characteristics with minority carrier lifetimes on the order of ns, and band alignments suggest that buffer layers besides CdS must be developed to achieve high efficiency Cu 3 AsS 4 solar cells.

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