High-speed electrodeposition of copper–tin–zinc stacks from liquid metal salts for Cu2ZnSnSe4 solar cells

Marc Steichen; João C. Malaquias; Monika Arasimowicz; Rabie Djemour; Neil R. Brooks; Luc Van Meervelt; Jan Fransaer; Koen Binnemans; Phillip J. Dale

doi:10.1039/C6CC09225J

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High-speed electrodeposition of copper–tin–zinc stacks from liquid metal salts for Cu₂ZnSnSe₄ solar cells†

Marc Steichen,‡^a João C. Malaquias,‡^b Monika Arasimowicz,^a Rabie Djemour,^a Neil R. Brooks,^c Luc Van Meervelt,

^c Jan Fransaer,^a Koen Binnemans^c and Phillip J. Dale

*^a

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^a Physics and Materials Research Unit, University of Luxembourg, 41, rue du Brill, Belvaux, Luxembourg
E-mail: phillip.dale@uni.lu

^b Department of Materials Engineering, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg, 44, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium

^c Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan, 200F, Leuven, Belgium

Abstract

Cu₂ZnSnSe₄-based solar cells with 5.5% power conversion efficiency were fabricated from Cu/Sn/Zn stacks electrodeposited from liquid metal salts. These electrolytes allow metal deposition rates one order of magnitude higher than those of other deposition methods.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C6CC09225J
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 18 Nov 2016
Accepted: 20 Dec 2016
First published: 20 Dec 2016

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Chem. Commun., 2017,53, 913-916

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High-speed electrodeposition of copper–tin–zinc stacks from liquid metal salts for Cu₂ZnSnSe₄ solar cells

M. Steichen, J. C. Malaquias, M. Arasimowicz, R. Djemour, N. R. Brooks, L. Van Meervelt, J. Fransaer, K. Binnemans and P. J. Dale, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 913 DOI: 10.1039/C6CC09225J

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