Recent Progress in GeSe Thin-Film Solar Cells※

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硒化亚锗薄膜太阳能电池研究进展^※

闫彬, 薛丁江^*(), 胡劲松

中国科学院化学研究所分子纳米结构与纳米技术院重点实验室北京 100190

投稿日期:2021-12-30 发布日期:2022-07-07
通讯作者: 薛丁江

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闫彬, 北京工业大学材料与制造学部在读博士生, 2021年进入中国科学院化学研究所胡劲松研究员和薛丁江研究员团队联合培养. 研究方向为无机薄膜太阳能电池.

薛丁江, 中国科学院化学研究所研究员. 研究方向为无机薄膜太阳能电池, 具体包括GeSe、GeS及无机钙钛矿薄膜太阳能电池.

胡劲松, 中国科学院化学研究所研究员. 主要从事氢能非贵金属电催化和低成本薄膜太阳能电池研究.

^※ 庆祝中国科学院青年创新促进会十年华诞.

基金资助:
国家自然科学基金(21922512); 国家自然科学基金(21875264)

Recent Progress in GeSe Thin-Film Solar Cells^※

Bin Yan, Ding-Jiang Xue(), Jin-Song Hu

CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190

Received:2021-12-30 Published:2022-07-07
Contact: Ding-Jiang Xue
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^※ Dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association, CAS.
Supported by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China(21922512); National Natural Science Foundation of China(21875264)

Germanium monoselenide (GeSe) is a promising photovoltaic absorber material for thin-film solar cells due to its appropriate bandgap (about 1.14 eV), high absorption coefficient (>10⁵ cm^–1 at visible light), large carrier mobility (about 128.7 cm²•V^–1•s^–1) and benign defect properties arising from its antibonding states at the valence band maximum. The theoretical Shockley-Quiesser efficiency limit for GeSe single junction solar cells determined by its bandgap is above 30%. Moreover, this simple binary compound possesses earth-abundant, nontoxic constituents and high stability in ambient atmosphere. The easy sublimation feature of GeSe enables the deposition of high-quality films through an industrial close-space sublimation method. The fundamental properties of GeSe with emphasis on the material, optical, electrical, and defect properties are introduced, and then the recent progress of fabrication of GeSe thin films and solar cells is summarized. Finally, a brief perspective on the further development of GeSe thin-film solar cells is provided.

Key words: GeSe, solar cells, photovoltaics, thin-film fabrication, defect property

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Bin Yan, Ding-Jiang Xue, Jin-Song Hu. Recent Progress in GeSe Thin-Film Solar Cells^※[J]. Acta Chimica Sinica, 2022, 80(6): 797-804.

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性质	性能	参考文献
空间群	Pnma 62	[22]
密度/(g•cm^-3)	5.56	[22]
熔点/℃	670	[22]
折射率	4	[26]
相对介电常数	15.3	[26]
禁带宽度/eV	1.14	[26]
吸收系数/cm^–1	10⁵	[26]
空穴浓度/cm^–3 空穴迁移率/(cm²•V^–1•s^–1)	6.2×10¹⁴ 10.4, 12.7	[27] [26]
电子迁移率/(cm²•V^–1•s^–1) 电阻率/(Ω•cm)	11.2 78.2	[26] [27]
少子寿命/ns	9.9	[26]
扩散长度/nm	531	[26]

Table 1. Fundamental properties of GeSe

Figure 3. (a) X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns of as-purchased GeSe powder and GeSe film deposited by CSS process, (b) temperature-dependent vapor pressure of GeSe, GeSe2 and Ge in the temperature range from 300 to 600 ℃, (c) schematic diagram of CSS process for GeSe film deposition and (d) mass spectra of vapor species above GeSe (s) at the temperature of 400 ℃ Reproduced from Ref. [23] and [21], copyright 2017 American Chemical Society and 2021 Royal Society of Chemistry

Figure 4. (a) Schematic configuration of CdS/GeSe superstrate solar cell, (b) cross-sectional SEM image of GeSe thin-film solar cell, (c) forward and reversed J-V curves of GeSe solar cell performance in the dark and under 100 mW•cm-2 simulated AM1.5G irradiation, respectively and (d) EQE spectrum of GeSe solar cell Reproduced from Ref. [23], copyright 2017 American Chemical Society

Figure 5. (a) Cross-sectional SEM image and EDS elemental mapping of the GeSe/CdS junction interface in superstrate GeSe solar cells, (b) cross-sectional SEM image and EDS elemental mapping of the GeSe/CdS junction interface in substrate GeSe solar cells, (c) defect level introduced by Cd doping in the band structure of GeSe and (d) J-V curve of substrate GeSe solar cell Reproduced from Ref. [28], copyright 2021 Springer

Figure 6. (a) Partial density of states of (111) surface of GeSe, (b) density functional theory model for delocalized surface defects on GeSe after passivation, (c) C-V and DLCP characteristics of control and modified GeSe devices, (d) J-V curve of GeSe solar cell independently certified by Newport Corporation and (e) long-term air stability, operational stability, ultraviolet photostability and thermal cycling stability measurements of unencapsulated GeSe solar cells Reproduced from Ref. [25] and [29], copyright 2021 Springer Nature and 2021 American Chemical Society

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