Development of Novel Ternary Alloy of CSiSn for Low-Cost Next Generation Photovoltaics

The growing need for highly efficient solar cells calls for significant advancements in the development of a new material system to meet the needs of low-cost and low-cost production. Current multi-junction solar cell alternatives are more costly to produce. This research showcases the development and analysis of a novel ternary material system, The CSiSn (CST) alloy, which shows potential for creating low-cost material with high absorption in of solar spectrum. In this work, the following aspects regarding the CST material are investigated: 1) Material modeling using density functional theory, 2) electronic band structure estimations, 3) low-temperature material growth technique via Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PE-CVD) system; 4) advanced material and optical characterizations of CST alloys.