Interfacial Bridge Bonding Enables High‐Efficiency Sb<sub>2</sub>(S,Se)<sub>3</sub> Solar Cells with Record Fill Factor Exceeding 73%

Abstract For solar cells, interfacial chemical coordination, carrier transport, and energy alignment play critical roles in carrier transport and determine the final energy conversion efficiency. As an emerging solar technology, high‐efficiency Sb 2 (S,Se) 3 solar cells typically utilize cadmium sulfide (CdS) as the interfacial electron transport layer. However, the poor chemical and electrical contact between F‐doped SnO 2 (FTO) substrate and CdS presents a significant challenge to improving device performance. Here, an ultrathin SnO 2 layer is introduced, fabricated via chemical bath deposition, between FTO and CdS to address the interfacial coordination and transport problem. The non‐invasive depth analysis based on synchrotron radiation X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy shows that this interfacial engineering approach facilitates the formation of S‐Sn bonding at the FTO/CdS interface, which cannot be achieved on the conventional inert FTO surface. Additionally, the existence of an interfacial SnO 2 layer reduces the sulfur vacancy defect (V S ) in the CdS films, enhancing both electrical conductivity and crystallinity. Therefore, the solar cell demonstrates significantly enhanced carrier separation and transport performance. Ultimately, the Sb 2 (S,Se) 3 solar cells achieve a record fill factor exceeding 73%, with a championefficiency of 10.58%. This study presents an effective interfacial engineering strategy to enhance charge transport properties for high‐performance Sb 2 (S,Se) 3 solar cells.

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Advanced Functional Materials
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2025-03-27
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202503314
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13
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Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
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Abstract For solar cells, interfacial chemical coordination, carrier transport, and energy alignment play critical roles in carrier transport and determine the final energy conversion efficiency. As an emerging solar technology, high‐efficiency Sb 2 (S,Se) 3 solar cells typically utilize cadmium sulfide (CdS) as the interfacial electron transport layer. However, the poor chemical and electrical contact between F‐doped SnO 2 (FTO) substrate and CdS presents a significant challenge to improving device performance. Here, an ultrathin SnO 2 layer is introduced, fabricated via chemical bath deposition, between FTO and CdS to address the interfacial coordination and transport problem. The non‐invasive depth analysis based on synchrotron radiation X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy shows that this interfacial engineering approach facilitates the formation of S‐Sn bonding at the FTO/CdS interface, which cannot be achieved on the conventional inert FTO surface. Additionally, the existence of an interfacial SnO 2 layer reduces the sulfur vacancy defect (V S ) in the CdS films, enhancing both electrical conductivity and crystallinity. Therefore, the solar cell demonstrates significantly enhanced carrier separation and transport performance. Ultimately, the Sb 2 (S,Se) 3 solar cells achieve a record fill factor exceeding 73%, with a championefficiency of 10.58%. This study presents an effective interfacial engineering strategy to enhance charge transport properties for high‐performance Sb 2 (S,Se) 3 solar cells.

Advanced Functional MaterialsVol. 35(35)
University of Science and Technology of China (CN), Hefei National Center for Physical Sciences at Nanoscale (CN), National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (CN)
National Natural Science Foundation of China, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
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