Kesterite successes, ongoing work, and challenges: A perspective from vacuum deposition

Ingrid L. Repins; Manuel J. Romero; Jian V. Li; Su Huai Wei; Darius Kuciauskas; Chun Sheng Jiang; Carolyn Beall; Clay DeHart; Jonathan Mann; Wan Ching Hsu; Glenn Teeter; Al Goodrich; Rommel Noufi

Kesterite successes, ongoing work, and challenges: A perspective from vacuum deposition

Ingrid L. Repins
, Manuel J. Romero
, Jian V. Li
, Su Huai Wei
, Darius Kuciauskas
, Chun Sheng Jiang
, Carolyn Beall
, Clay DeHart
, Jonathan Mann
, Wan Ching Hsu
, Glenn Teeter
, Al Goodrich
, Rommel Noufi

Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics

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Abstract

Recent years have seen dramatic improvements in the performance of kesterite devices. The existence of devices of comparable performance, made by a number of different techniques, provides some new perspective on what characteristics are likely fundamental to the material. Here, we review progress in kesterite device fabrication, aspects of the film characteristics that have yet to be understood, and challenges in device development that remain for kesterites to contribute significantly to photovoltaic manufacturing. Performance goals, as well as characteristics of midgap defect density, free carrier density, surfaces, grain boundaries, grain-to-grain uniformity, and bandgap alloying are discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2012 IEEE 38th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2012
Edition	PART 2
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	2012 IEEE 38th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2012 - Austin, TX, United States Duration: 2012 Jun 3 → 2012 Jun 8

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Name	Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
Number	PART 2
ISSN (Print)	0160-8371

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Other	2012 IEEE 38th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2012
Country/Territory	United States
City	Austin, TX
Period	12-06-03 → 12-06-08

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Control and Systems Engineering
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Repins, I. L., Romero, M. J., Li, J. V., Wei, S. H., Kuciauskas, D., Jiang, C. S., Beall, C., DeHart, C., Mann, J., Hsu, W. C., Teeter, G., Goodrich, A., & Noufi, R. (2012). Kesterite successes, ongoing work, and challenges: A perspective from vacuum deposition. In 2012 IEEE 38th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2012 (PART 2 ed.). Article 2215842 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference; No. PART 2).

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