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Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
Published in: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 7/2015

01-07-2015

SnS-based thin film solar cells: perspectives over the last 25 years

Authors: Jacob A. Andrade-Arvizu, Maykel Courel-Piedrahita, Osvaldo Vigil-Galán

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Abstract

New types of thin film solar cells made from earth-abundant, non-toxic materials and with adequate physical properties such as band-gap energy, large absorption coefficient and p-type conductivity are needed in order to replace the current technology based on CuInGaSe2 and CdTe absorber materials, which contain scarce and toxic elements. One promising candidate absorber material is tin monosulfide (SnS). The constituent elements of the SnS film are abundant in the earth’s crust, and non-toxic. If this compound is used as the absorber layer in solar cells, high efficient devices should be fabricated with relative low cost technologies. Despite these properties, low efficiency SnS-based solar cells have been reported up to now. In this work, we present a review about the state of the art of SnS films and devices. Finally, an analysis about different factors that are limiting high efficiency solar cells is presented.
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Metadata
Title
SnS-based thin film solar cells: perspectives over the last 25 years
Authors
Jacob A. Andrade-Arvizu
Maykel Courel-Piedrahita
Osvaldo Vigil-Galán
Publication date
01-07-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics / Issue 7/2015
Print ISSN: 0957-4522
Electronic ISSN: 1573-482X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-015-3050-z

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