Proceedings of 27th Annual Technological Advances in Science, Medicine and Engineering Conference 2023

Antimony Sulfide (Sb2S3) based thin film solar cells- A Review
Noodhana Jeevanantham, Balasundaraprabhu R, Prasanna S, Sivakumaran K, Dhayalan Velauthapillai
Abstract

The promise to tackle the environmental issues caused by the usage of conventional energy sources has made photovoltaic systems, which convert solar energy directly into electric power, attractive in recent years. Antimony chalcogenides are a class of materials that have recently gained attention in the field of photovoltaics (PVs) due to their unique properties. This study primarily focuses on the development of Antimony chalcogenides, which possess a unique quasi one-dimensional (Q1D) structure, leading to highly anisotropic optical, electrical, and structural properties. One notable advantage of Sb2S3 over other binary semiconductors is its crystallization in a single stable (orthorhombic) phase, which ensures high phase purity in the synthesized material.  This absorber layer is economically advantageous for commercialization due to the availability of raw materials, the fact that it is nontoxic, its exceptional long-term stability, and its benign synthesis. The self-healing effect of Sb2S3 at grains with no grain boundary loss and its industrial property as a pseudo single crystal result in the efficiency drop being caused by lattice deformation and not external deformation/defects. Antimony sulphide (Sb2S3) has shown promise as a material for use in thin-film solar cells due to its high absorption coefficient, suitable bandgap, and abundance of constituent elements.


Last modified: 2023-06-17
Building: SickKids Hospital / University of Toronto
Room: Engineering Hall
Date: July 2, 2023 - 02:05 PM – 02:20 PM

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