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- A new easy chemical method has been created to make SbS films with large grains, reaching sizes of about 12 μm.
- A solar cell using this SbS film has achieved a power conversion efficiency of 4.3%.
- This efficiency rate is the highest recorded for solution-processed planar heterojunction solar cells made with SbS film.
Article Abstract
A facile chemical method is developed for the fabrication of SbS film with a lateral grain size as large as ∼12 μm. A solar cell based on this SbS film achieves a power conversion efficiency of 4.3%, which is the highest value in solution processed planar heterojunction solar cells based on SbS film.
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